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Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/beethoven.html
Article from The Grove Concise Dictionary of music with portrait and links. Includes information on symphonies, concerti, piano and chamber music, picture gallery, list of works, and bibliography. |
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Classical Music Archives: Beethoven - http://www.classicalarchives.com/beethovn.html
Over 800 works by the composer offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Two biographies, including that from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Timelines, search engine. |
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Beethoven's Hair - http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/beethoven/hair/hair.html
Includes information about an analysis of his lock of hair, and how lead poisoning may have been the cause of death. |
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Lucare: Beethoven the Immortal - http://www.lucare.com/immortal/
Introduction and detailed account of the composer's life. Articles include his deafness, demeanor, daily routine, medical history, final days, and letters. MIDI recordings also available. |
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Classical Net: Beethoven - http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/beethovn.html
Basic repertoire list, MIDI files, and recommended recordings. |
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SJLibrary: Beethoven Database - http://mill1.sjlibrary.org:83/
San Jose State University provides a fully indexed bibliography of published materials relating to the composer, including biographies and compositions. |
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The Beethoven Reference Site - http://www.kingsbarn.freeserve.co.uk
Includes biography, pictures, a discussion, family tree, and complete list of works. |
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All About Beethoven - http://www.all-about-beethoven.com
Major life events and informative influences, commentary on various works with sample notation, gallery of portraits and places, free sheet music in DOC format, advice on playing selected pieces, and links. |
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Beethoven, the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words - http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3528
Quotes and writings by the composer. |
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The Unheard Beethoven - http://www.unheardbeethoven.org/
MIDI files of the composer's less famous compositions. |
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Fan Faire: Celebrating Beethoven - http://www.ffaire.com/beethoven/
Includes chronology, graphics and compositions. |
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Mfiles: Ludwig van Beethoven - http://www.mfiles.co.uk/Composers/Ludwig-van-Beethoven.htm
Brief biography, links to related composers, and music examples in sheet music, MIDI, or MP3. |
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Beethoven on Vintage Postcards - http://www.luckymojo.com/beethoven.html
Graphic image gallery and history of early 20th century European postcards depicting the composer. Biographical notes with images of some of the postcards. |
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IMDb: Beethoven Filmography - http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0002727/
Includes television shows and movies featuring his music and various productions based on his life. |
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Beethoven Memorial Museum - http://members.chello.at/h.swietly/Frames/Deutsch/Beethoven-Gedenkst%E4tte/
Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria: The former home of countess Erdödy, where some of Beethoven's works were composed; now houses a museum and small concert hall. |
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Classic Cat: Beethoven - http://www.classiccat.net/beethoven_l_van/index.htm
Directory of mp3s that have been made available by their performing artists and links to related sites. |
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Beethoven Depot - http://www.edepot.com/beethoven.html
Catalog of works, information on the 9 symphonies, MIDI collection, message board and chat room, pictures, and biography. |
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Karadar: Beethoven - http://www.karadar.com/dictionary/beethoven.html
Information about his life, works, catalogues. Contains MIDI files including sonatas and all nine symphonies. |
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Decca Classics - http://www.deccaclassics.com/music/composers/beethoven.html
Brief biography and illustration with emphasis on his humanity and personal struggles. |
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The Beethoven Society of Australia - http://www.beethovensociety.org.au
Group dedicated to annual performances of the Ninth Symphony. History, events, and how to join. |
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Naxos: Ludwig Van Beethoven - http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/bio25976.htm
Brief biography and caricature with summaries of his stage works, choral and vocal, orchestral, chamber, piano, and dance music with recommended recordings. |
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Life of Beethoven - http://www.edinboro.edu/cwis/music/cordell/comp-beeth.html
Brief biographical outline. |
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Humanities Web: Ludwig Van Beethoven - http://humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=c&p=c&a=b&ID=40
Brief biography, list of key works, a timeline, and quotes. |
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The Romantic Cult and the Ode to Joy - http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/15634.ctl
An account of the international mourning following Beethoven's death and the acclamation of the Ode as a "European anthem." |
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Simon Johnston: Ludwig van Beethoven - http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~simonj/lvb/lvb.html
Heiligenstadt Testament, lyrics of the Ninth Symphony, works list and bibliography. |