{"id":636,"date":"2019-10-30T23:26:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T22:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.popularbeethoven.com\/?p=636"},"modified":"2022-09-14T12:43:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T10:43:40","slug":"beethovens-fur-elise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.popularbeethoven.com\/beethovens-fur-elise\/","title":{"rendered":"Beethoven’s F\u00fcr Elise"},"content":{"rendered":"

F\u00fcr Elise is one of the most widely recognized music compositions and is arguably the most popular piano piece of all time. Beethoven wrote F\u00fcr Elise in 1810 as Bagatelle no. 25., but it was published only 40 years after his death, in 1867. This article will give you a comprehensive review of this remarkable piece.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What F\u00fcr Elise means and to whom Beethoven wrote it?<\/h3>\n

The name F\u00fcr Elise<\/em> means For Elise<\/em> in German (pronunciation [fy\u02d0\u0250\u032f \u0294e\u02c8li\u02d0z\u0259). There is a debate concerning the real name of this composition. According to some, when the music was transcribed Beethoven\u2019s handwriting might have been misread and the original name was F\u00fcr Therese<\/em>.<\/p>\n

If so, this lady must be Therese Malfatti<\/a>\u00a0to whom Beethoven proposed in the same year the piece was composed. Therese Malfatti finally turned him down and married an Austrian nobleman and state official. Other possible candidates for the title naming are Elisabeth R\u00f6ckel<\/a> and Elise Barensfeld<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\nForm and tempo of F\u00fcr Elise<\/h3>\n

F\u00fcr Elise is in A minor, the musical structure is rondo form (AABACA) in 103 bars and the time signature is poco moto 3\/8. F\u00fcr Elise is not a sonata and it is not in sonata form, it is a bagatelle. Bagatelle literally means “a short unpretentious instrumental composition”.<\/p>\n

\nWhat is the mood of F\u00fcr Elise?<\/h3>\n

Music is not math, luckily! What feelings will arise during listening to this music depends on the listener, too. Maybe, most would agree that the general mood is not purely romantic, but rather agony, emotional disturbance that develops into happiness. Often used words to describe the piece is romantic, nostalgia and love.<\/p>\n

\nIs F\u00fcr Elise easy to play?<\/h3>\n

Probably it is the first serious piece a piano student will learn to master. It is not a beginner\u2019s song, but not advanced either, rather early intermediate level. With a little experience you can learn it in a few weeks (the original version, not the simplified).<\/p>\n

\nWas F\u00fcr Elise written when Beethoven was deaf?<\/h3>\n

In 1810, when Beethoven composed this piece, he was halfway to being completely deaf. At this point most of his hearing was already gone.<\/p>\n

\nHow many piano keys you need to play F\u00fcr Elise?<\/h3>\n

Most of the piece can be played on a 61 key keyboard, the coda (final part) needs a 76 key version or one must use octave shift function.<\/p>\n

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    F\u00fcr Elise is one of the most widely recognized music compositions and is arguably the most popular piano piece of all time. Beethoven wrote F\u00fcr Elise in 1810 as Bagatelle no. 25., but it was published only 40 years after his death, in 1867. This article will give you a comprehensive review of this remarkable piece.   What F\u00fcr Elise … <\/p>\n

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