Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven

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Biography

Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized 17 December 1770, Bonn, Germany – 26 March 1827, Vienna, Austria) was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers.

Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire, Beethoven moved to Vienna in his early 20s, studying with Joseph Haydn and quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. His hearing began to deteriorate in his late twenties, yet he continued to compose, conduct, and perform, even after becoming completely deaf.

Works for Winds

Adaptable Music

• Allegretto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1812/2011)
• Europa (Flex instrumentation) (with Charpentier; arr. Haan) (2009)
• The Great Beethoven Bonanza (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Jones) (2015)
• March of the Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1805/2019)
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation (arr. Brand) (1824/2000(?))
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fisher) (1824/2018)
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1824/2020)
• Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1804-1808/2014)
• Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Selections (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1808/2014)
• Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1826/2020)

All Wind Works

• Adagio Cantabile (arr. Daehn) (1798/2009)
• Adagio Pathétique (arr. Hautvast) (1798/2011)
• Allegretto (arr. Court) (1812/1997)
• Allegretto (ar. Longfield) (1812/2011)
• Allegretto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1812/2011)
• The Allegretto from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 (arr. Evans) (1812/2013)
• Allegro con Brio (tr. Kreines) (1804-1808/)
• Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, 2nd Movement (arr. Harnsberger) (1804-1808/)
• Coriolan Overture (tr. Hanna) (1807/2014)
• Drei zapfenstreiche (adopt. Schaefer) (1808-1810/1984)
• Écossaise for Military Band (arr. Stalter) (1810/2015)
• Egmont Overture (arr. Grevenbroek) (1810/2012)
• Egmont Overture (tr. Hindsley) (1810/197-?)
• Egmont Overture (tr. McLain) (1810/2015)
• Egmont Overture (arr. Tobani) (1810/1900)
• Egmont Overture (arr. Winterbottom) (1810/1924)
• Eroica (arr. Ripley) (1804/1900)
• Europa (Flex instrumentation) (with Charpentier; arr. Haan) (2009)
• The European Anthem (arr. Karajan) (1824/1972)
• Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (arr. Isaac) (1804-1808/1965)
• Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (adapt. Longfield) (1804-1808/2020)
• First and Second Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey) (1804-1808/1921)
• Five Short Pieces for Wind Ensemble (arr. Reynolds) (1975)
• For Elise (arr. Long) (1810/1992)
• Für Elise (arr. Hautvast) (1810/2020)
• Für Elise (arr. Korson) (1810/1867/20--?)
• Grand Serenade (arr. Crusell; ed. Rogers) (1800/2004)
• The Great Beethoven Bonanza (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Jones) (2015)
• Grosse Fuge (arr. Roxburgh) (1825/1995)
• The Heavens Resound (arr. Kinyon) (1803/1990)
• Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (arr. Kirkland) (1824/1982)
• Leonore Overture No. 3 (tr. Hindsley) (1806/197-?)
• Marcia alla Turca (arr. Rondeau) (1809/2011)
• March in B-flat. See: Marsch
• March in F (arr. Dunnigan) (1809/1995)
• March of the Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1805/2019)
• Marsch (c. 1798/1865)
• Military March (Beethoven) (adapt. Greissle) (1816/1827/1945)
• Military March in D (ed. Bourgeois) (1816/2003)
• Moonlight Sonata (arr. Poor) (1801/2010)
• Octet (1792/1834)
• Octet (arr. Byrd) (1792/1834/2021)
• Ode to Joy (arr. Barrett) (1824/1965/1995)
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brand) (1824/2000(?))
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fisher) (1824/2018)
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1824/2020)
• Overture to "Fidelio" (arr. Sedlak) (1814/1814)
• Piano Concerto No. 1 (arr. Odom) (1795/2019)
• Presto from "Symphony No. 7" (tr. Thompson) (1811/2018)
• Prometheus Overture (arr. Barnes) (1801/1963)
• Prometheus Overture (arr. Slocum) (1801/1987)
• Quintet in E-flat Major, Op 16 (1796)
• Reflections in Moonlight (arr. Smith) (1801/2007)
• Rocking 4 Elise (arr. Berger) (1810/2014)
• Rondino (1793/195-?)
• Scherzo and Finale from the Fifth Symphony (arr. Godfrey) (1804-1808/1920)
• Scherzo from "Symphony No. 9" (arr. Bocook) (1824/2004)
• Septet in E-flat Major, op. 20 (arr. Crusell)
• Sextet (1796)
• Sextet (1796/2020)
• Siegess­in­fonie (ed. Whitwell) (1813/2013)
• Six Country Dances (tr. McAlister) (1988)
• Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: Mvt. 1 (arr. Yu) (1800/2014?)
• Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 (tr. Schmitt; ed. Marlow) (1800/1817/2007)
• Symphony No. 3 (tr. Moehlmann; ed. Rogers) (1804/2020)
• Symphony No. 5: Second Movement (arr. Harnsberger). See: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, 2nd Movement
• Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey)
  • First and Second Movements (arr. Godfrey). See: First and Second Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  • Third and Fourth Movements (arr. Godfrey). See: Scherzo and Finale from the Fifth Symphony
• Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1804-1808/2014)
• Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Selections (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1808/2014)
• Symphony No. 7 (arr. Sedlak) (1812/1989?)
• Symphony No. 9 (tr. Vives) (1822-1824/2013)
• Three Equale (1812)
• Turkish March (arr. Curnow) (1809/2001)
• Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1826/2020)
• The Yorck Marche. See: March in F

Resources

• Ludwig van Beethoven, Wikipedia Accessed 23 December 2020