Probably the most influential philosopher of all time is Pythagoras. Who was he and what ideas he had about music? This article attempts to sum it up. Who was Pythagoras? Pythagoras or Pythagoras of Samos lived between c. 570 BC and c. 495 BC. He was an ancient Greek philosopher, who greatly influenced not only Plato or Aristotle, but Western …
Copyright for music was non-existent in Beethoven’s time. Piracy and unauthorized publishing were commonplace. What practices did composers follow to make the best out of their sometimes desperate situation? Read on to find out! Music publishing gathered speed in the second part of the eighteenth century. Partly because of the emerging middle-class society and their ever-growing need for new …
In his life Beethoven always aimed ever higher, creating more and more ambitious compositions for eternity. He wished to leave something behind. Today, in deep space, on a spacecraft that traveled further from Earth than any other human made object, there is a phonograph record carrying his music. What is Voyager 1 and 2? Voyager 1 (and its twin, …
Unfortunate for us, we do not have a photograph of the famous composer. He just missed out on this wonderful invention. We must be content with the paintings that were made of him. The most famous of them all is the one by Joseph Karl Stieler. This article discovers the origin and fate of this famous portrait. Joseph Karl …
No other city has such rich history in music like Vienna does! What was the city like when Beethoven arrived as a young man? How could a musician make a living? Let’s find out! At the end of the 18th century opera was the main attraction in Vienna. After the death of Joseph II. who was a great …
Because is a song written by John Lennon that was recorded for the famous Abbey Road album in 1969. According to Lennon he was inspired by Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. Read on to find out how! Just as Beethoven was revolutionary in his time, bravely pursuing his own new path and changing classical music for ever, so did – in …