Project Gutenberg 2004-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 1108 Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770 1827 Beethoven, Ludwig von Beethoven, L. van (Ludwig) Van Beethoven, Ludwig Köchel, Ludwig Ritter von 1800 1877 Kochel, Ludwig Ritter von Nohl, Ludwig 1831 1885 Nohl, Karl Friedrich Ludwig Nohl, Louis Wallace, Grace, Lady 1804 1878 Wallace, Grace Stein Don, Lady Wallace, Lady Wallace, Grace Jane Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 1 Reading ease score: 69.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, John Williams and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 1" by Ludwig van Beethoven is a collection of correspondence from one of the most renowned composers in Western music history, created in the late 18th to early 19th century. The letters provide an insightful glimpse into both the personal and artistic life of Beethoven, covering various periods of his life and highlighting his profound thoughts on music, friendship, and love. The opening portion of the work introduces us to several letters that showcase Beethoven's early years, touching on his relationships with patrons, friends, and family. For instance, he writes to the Elector of Cologne as a young boy, presenting his early musical endeavors with a mixture of pride and trepidation. Another poignant letter reveals his deep sense of loss following the death of his mother, showcasing vulnerability that contrasts with his later assertiveness as a composer. Overall, the initial letters set the stage for an exploration of the intimate emotions and multi-faceted character of a genius ensnared by the struggles of both his personal and professional life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Correspondence Composers -- Austria -- Correspondence ML Text Music Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Music 411257 411265 2024-10-06T06:06:44.526296 2023-10-06T07:43:10.908232 text/html text/html 401149 2020-12-15T09:40:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 200298 2020-12-15T09:40:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 292555 2024-10-06T06:06:54.926731 application/epub+zip 298916 2024-10-06T06:06:48.268817 application/epub+zip 226562 2024-10-06T06:06:46.658757 application/epub+zip 662307 2024-10-06T06:06:59.670722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630267 2024-10-06T06:06:53.674797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408736 2022-09-07T00:03:58.897602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354446 354364 2024-10-06T06:06:43.293269 2023-10-06T07:43:09.852207 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 353971 2020-12-15T09:40:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 135840 2020-12-15T09:40:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 354051 2020-12-15T09:40:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135675 2020-12-15T09:40:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24886 2024-10-06T06:06:59.824835 application/rdf+xml 15776 2024-10-06T06:06:47.232758 image/jpeg 3751 2024-10-06T06:06:46.946746 image/jpeg 284873 2024-10-06T06:06:44.575784 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia