首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
What do you know about Beethoven’s music talent when he was 7?
What do you know about Beethoven’s music talent when he was 7?
admin
2014-01-27
26
问题
What do you know about Beethoven’s music talent when he was 7?
Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, on December 16 or 17, 1770. His father and his grandfather were both musicians.
Beethoven exposed his own musical talent when he was very young. His father, an irresponsible drunkard, hoped the boy would be a profitable child prodigy like Mozart. Beethoven was dragged out of bed in the middle of the night and forced to practise the piano. At the age of 7 he was playing in public. When Beethoven was 13, the elector of Cologne made him assistant organist at his chapel in Bonn.
In 1787 Beethoven traveled to Vienna and met his idol, Mozart. When Beethoven improvised on a melody that Mozart had given him, the great master was amazed. It is said that Mozart remarked, "This young man will leave his print in the world some day".
But Beethoven could not stay in Vienna. His mother fell ill, and he rushed back to Bonn. The death of his mother left Beethoven and his brothers at the mercy of the drunken father. At the age of 18 Beethoven had to assume full responsibility for the family.
In 1792 Beethoven returned to Vienna, where he spent the rest of his life. He became a pupil of Haydn’s but dissatisfied with his method of teaching, which he considered not thorough enough. In order not to offend the famous master, he took lessons in secret from another composer, Johann Schenk.
A short, stocky man, untidily dressed, with dark, piercing eyes and a wild shock of black hair, Beethoven presented a strange appearance to the people of Vienna. Knowing himself to be a genius, he lived by his own rules. He refused to bow down to the nobility. He was a man of violent temper and was often rude, even to his closest friends. Goethe, the great German poet, called him an "utterly untamed personality".
Nevertheless, he quickly became well-known. Several princes became his patrons, and for a few years he was happy. Then tragedy struck. He discovered that he was slowly becoming deaf. This was the great crisis of his life. In a letter to his brother, in 1802, Beethoven portrayed his growing deafness and his life loneliness. " I must live like an exile, " he wrote, " I almost put an end to my life. It was only art that withheld me. "
After that Beethoven’s music became profound. He developed a completely original style of composing. It reflected his violent emotions, his sufferings and joys. At this time Beethoven composed the most popular of all symphonies, his fifth.
In 1815, Beethoven’s hearing problems steadily increased;by 1820 he was almost totally deaf and had to carry on all conversation in writing.
In 1826, Beethoven became seriously ill. It is said that as he lay unconsciously on his deathbed, on March 26, 1827, there was a loud clap of thunder. In response Beethoven sat straight up, shook his fist at the heavens, and fell back dead.
Beethoven is perhaps.the most popular and respected of composers. He was a man of profound vision and his music has deeply moved its listeners for generations.
In 1970, the 200th anniversary of his birth was celebrated all over the world with a great many performances of his music.
选项
答案
Not thorough enough
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/GNXd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语五级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语五级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Answerquestionsbyreferringtothefollowinggames.ALikeyourmotorcyclegamesbig,bold,andbeautiful?Allthosesuper
______hasadriverseatthatcanbeadjustedtofitmostpeople?______allowseasyaccesstothebackseats?
Whatdidthespeakertalkaboutlasttime?
Whatdidthespeakertalkaboutlasttime?
Accordingtothespeaker,whatareconveniencegoods?
Accordingtothepassage,themassmediapresentuswith______.Radio,TVandthepressarecriticizedherefor______.
Supermarketshoppershaveneverbeenmorespoiltforchoice.Butjustwhenwethoughttraditionalsystemsofselectivefarmingh
WhatisGeorgeOrwellmainlyknownas?
WhatisGeorgeOrwellmainlyknownas?
随机试题
设某连锁商店数据库中有关系模式R:R(商店编号,商品编号,库存数量,部门编号,负责人)如果规定:每个商店的每种商品只在一个部门销售,每个商店的每个部门只有一个负责人,每个商店的每种商品只有一个库存数量。请将R分解成满足3NF的关系模式。
在被告人特有的权利中,最基本的权利是
对待外来文化的正确态度()。
中国古代关于德与刑的关系理论,经历了一个长期的演变和发展过程。下列哪些说法是正确的?(2014年卷一第56题,多选)
企业处置资产的下列情形中,应视同销售确定企业所得税应税收入的是()。
在生产过程中,物流合理化途径之一是采取“广告牌生产”的组织方式,这种生产管理方式的基本思想是力求()。
小宋升人高中以后学习成绩不断下降,但他却表现得满不在乎,别人劝他学习时他总是说“破罐子破摔吧”,他的这种状态被称为()。
设总体X~N(μ,σ2),X1,X2,…,X10为总体的简单样本,S2为样本方差,则D(S2)=________.
某高可靠性计算机系统由图3-1所示的冗余部件构成,若每个部件的千小时可靠度为0.95,则该系统的千小时可靠度R为(4)。
下列关于木马的描述中,错误的是
最新回复
(
0
)