人物传记-英文-贝多芬

BeethovenBeethovenwasaGermancomposer.Heisgenerallyregardedasoneofthegreatestcomposersinthehistoryofmusic,andwasthepredominantfigureinthetransitionalperiodbetweentheClassicalandRomanticeras.Hismusicisworld-famousandhewasknownasthe“LeSaint”.Hismusicincludes9symphonies,5pianoconcertos,aviolinconcerto,32pianosonatas,severalothersonatas,2Masses,andanopera.BeethovenwasbornintheRhinenotfarfromtheFrenchtown-Bonn.Hewasborninamusicalfamily,hisgrandfatheristheheadofBonncourtorchestraandhisfatherisatenorsinger.Buthewaspoorandhisalcoholicfatheroftenabusedhim.Hehadalreadyexposedhismusicaltalentwhenhewasachild.Attheageofeight,hegavehisfirstpublicpianoperformance.Andhebegantocomposeattheageoften.Lifehasupsanddowns.Hehashadtwentyfamousworksbytheageoftwenty-five.Buthebegantohaveearproblemswhenhewas26yearsold,andhebecameadeafcompletelyinhislatetwenties.Becauseofthefondofmusicandstrongwill,hedidnotgiveupmusiceveninhisdeafnessperiod.Asheusedtosay,”Iwilltakefatebythethroat.”DuringthelifetimeoftheBeethoven,hehadcreatedcountlessbeautifulmelodiesthatleftadeepimpressiononthepeoplefromallovertheworld.Buthisattitudetowardsthedifficultiesalsoisknowntoworld,whichinspirescountlesspeopletoovercomedifficulties.Hislifeislikeonedaythunderstormdays.Firstmorningofabrightandcleanwater,onlyafewisolatedidlebreeze,butinthestillair,afaintthreatofheavypremonition,thenallofasuddenhugeshadowvolume,thesolemnroarofthunder,fulloftheterriblesilenceofthesound.