ReadingtaskandwritingWorkbookP55AGoodMasterRememberedLudwigvanBeethoven,amajorcomposerofthenineteenthcentury,overcamemanypersonalproblemstoachieveartisticgreatness.Readthepassageanddiscussthequestions:1InwhatwaysdoestheservantadmireBeethoven?Headmireshispersistenceincomposingandthewaybeincludedhisfeelingsabouthisdeafnessintohismusic.2GivetwoexamplesofhowBeethoven'sdeafnessaffectedhim.Beethoven'sdeafnessaffectedhimpersonallybecausehehadtostopbeingaconcertpianistandconcentrateoncomposingmusic.Itaffectedhimmusicallybecausehewasabletousehisemotionsinhismusicandwriteevengreatermusic.3WhatmightBeethovenhavedoneifhehadnetgonedeaf?Ifhehadnotgonedeaf,Beethovenwouldstillhavebeenfamousasagreatpianist.4Whatwouldyouconcentrateonifyouweretogodeaf?5ManypeoplewerefrightenedwhentheyfirstmetBeethoven.Why?Hismoodswerechangeableandcouldgrowwildandangry.Hesometimesappearedlikeawildman.Inadditionhewasoftensoinvolvedinhismusicthatheforgottobrushhishairorwearappropriateclothes.ListeningTaskonP561Readthesephrasesbeforelisteningtothetapeforthefirsttime.Tickthemifyouhearthemmentioned.___FifthSymphony,FirstMovement___"Choral"Symphony___NinthSymphony___"Pastoral"Symphony___"Fate"Symphony___SunlightSonata___MoonlightSonata___FifthSymphony,ThirdMovement第五交响曲第九交响曲“命运”交响曲月光奏鸣曲“田园”交响曲“圣诞”交响曲2Listenasecondtimeandfillinthechart.SymphonynumberNicknameWhatitisabout"Fate"SymphonyNo5Hisattitudetohisproblemofdeafness"Pastoral"Symphony"Choral"SymphonyNo9No6LoveofnatureHopeandjoyHOWBEETHOVENUSEDHISDEAFNESSTOMAKEGREATMUSICIn1802Beethovenbecameveryupsetwhenherealizedthathewouldneverhearaccuratelyagain.Becausehewasunabletosharehisfeelingswithothers,hepouredallhisfeelingsintohismusic.Hisfifthsymphonywasthefirstwherethesepowerfulfeelingswereexpressed.InthefirstmovementBeethovenintroducesastrongbeat,whichisrepeatedtomakearhythm,ithasbeendescribedas“fateknockingatthedoer”.ItshowsBeethoven’sattitudetohisproblemofdeafness.(Extractofmusicfromfifthsymphonyfirstmovement)Buthismoodchangesasthesymphonycontinues.Inthethirdmovementhisdespairwastransformedintosomethingmuchmoreexcitingandchallenging.Itisasifhewasrefusingtobedefeatedbyhisdeafness.Listentothepowerofthemusic.(Extractfromfifthsymphonythirdmovement)Beethoven'sloveofnaturewaswell-known.Thecountrysidecalmedandrelaxedhimandalsofounditswayintohismusic.Onmanyoccasionswhenhewasstrugglingtofinishapieceofmusichewouldgoforalongwalktosortouthisideas.Hedescribedthisas"workingwhilehewalked".Thesewalksfoundtheirwayinhissixthsymphony,calledthePastoralsymphonyorcountrysidesymphony,whichisoneofhismostpopularcompositions.(Extractfromthepastoralsymphony)After1812hishearingbecamesobadthathebecameseverelyupset.Maybehefeltthatnothinggoodwouldhappentohimagain.Hismusicaloutputalmoststopped.Butstrangelyenough,thisproducedsomeofhismostemotionalmusic.Hisninthandlastsymphony,calledthechoralsymphony,washisgreatestcomposition.HeusedapoembyaGermanpoettoexpresshisfeelingsofhopeandjoy.(ExtractfromlastmovementofBeethoven'sninthsymphony)ButBeethoven'smusicwasnotalwaysgrandandimportant.Manyofhispiecesforthepianoarepersonalandgentle.Sowewillfinishwithoneofhisbest-lovedpianopieces,theMoonlightSonata.Thefirstmovementdescribesapeaceful,quietandbeautifulmoonlightnightwhenalltroubleshavedisappearedandonlythebeautyofnatureremains.(CompleteMoonlightSonata)SPEAKINGTASKMany...
