Beethoven

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• December 17, 1770 - March 26, 1827

• 56 years old when he died.

• Lived in Germany and Austria.

• Went deaf as he got older.

• Wrote 9 Symphonies - the 5th Symphony is very famous.

Beethoven's 5th Symphony - Line Riders

Beethoven's 5th Symphony - Graphical Score

All 4 movements of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.

Symphony Vocabulary:

Symphony - a long piece of music usually written in 4 movements for an orchestra to play.

Movement - a section of a symphony.

Orchestra - a large group of instruments usually containing strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.

Conductor - the leader of the orchestra. He/she usually holds a stick called a baton.

Strings - violins, violas, cellos, basses.

Woodwinds - flutes, clarinets, oboes, bassoons.

Brass - trumpets, trombones, French horns, tubas.

Percussion - snare drums, tympani drums, cymbals, triangles, xylophones.