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1BEETHOVEN—BEFFARA
3D (Serenade).—Eight Pf.-trios: Op. 1, Nos. 1–3, in E♭, G, and C min.; op. 70, Nos. 1 and 2, in D and Eb; op. 97, in B♭; in B♭ (1 movm.); in E♭ (juvenile); also an arr. of the "Eroica" symphony.—Grand trio in B♭, f. pf., clar. and 'cello, op. 11; ditto f. ditto, in E♭, op. 38 (arr. from septet, op. 20); trio f. 2 oboes and cor anglais, in C, op. 87.
5Ten Sonatas f. pf. and violin: In D, A, E♭; in A min.; in F; in A, C min., G; in A, op. 47 ("Kreutzer"); in G.—Rondo f. pf. and vln., in G; 12 Variations, in F, f. do.
7Five Sonatas f. pf. and 'cello: In F, G min.; in A; in C, D.—12 Variations f. do., in C; 12 do. in F; 7 do. in E♭.
9Sonata f. pf. and horn, in F, op. 17.
10Sonata f. pf. 4 hands, in D, op. 6.
12Thirty-eight Sonatas f. pf. solo: Op. 2, Nos. 1–3, in F min., A and C (ded. to Haydn); op. 7, in E♭; op. 10, Nos. 1–3, in C min., F and D; op. 12, Nos. 1–3, in D, A and E♭ (ded. to Salieri); op. 13 ("pathetic"), in C min. (ded. to prince Lichnowsky); op. 14, Nos. 1, 2, in E and G; op. 22, in B♭; op. 26, in A min. (to prince Lichnowsky); op. 27, Nos. 1 and 2 ("quasi fantasia"), in E♭ and C♯ min. (to princess Lichtenstein); op. 28 ("pastorale"), in D; op. 31, Nos. 1–3, in G, D min., and E♭ (to countess Browne); op. 49, 2 easy sonatas in G min. and D); op. 53, in C (to count Waldstein); op. 54, in F; op. 57 ("ap-passionata"), in F min. (to count Brunswick); op. 78, in F; op. 79, little son. in G; op. 81 ("caractéristique"), in E♭ ("Les adieux, l'absence, le retour," to archduke Rudolf); op. 90, in E♭ (to count Lichnowsky); op. 101, 102, 106, 109, 110, 111 (see above). Also 3 easy sonatas comp. at age of 10, in E♭, F min. and D); 3 more, in C (easy), G and F (easy).
14Variations f. pf.: Twenty-one sets:—6 in F; 15 in E♭ ("Eroica"); 6 in D ("Turkish March"); 32 in C min.; 33 in C; 15 in G (easy); the remaining sets comprise 144 variations.—Also 8 Var. in C, and 6 in D, f. pf. 4 hands.
16Other pf. music: Three sets of Bagatelles: 4 Rondos, in C, G, A, and G ("a capriccio"); Fantasia in G min.; 3 Preludes; Polonaise; Andante in F ("favori"); Minuet in E♭, and 6 others; 13 Ländler.—Also, f. pf. 4 hands: 3 Marches; 8 Variations in C; 6 do. in D.
18Vocal Music.
20Opera Fidelio, in 2 acts, op. 72.
21Two Masses, in C and D ("solemnis").
22Oratorio Christus am Oelberg, op. 85.
23Cantata Der glorreiche Augenblick, op. 136 (1814); also arr. as Preis der Tonkunst.
24Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt, op. 112 (poem by Goethe).
25Scena and aria f. soprano, "Ah perfido," w. orch., op 65.
26Trio f. soprano, tenor and bass, "Tremate, empî, tremate," op. 116.
27"Opferlied" f. soprano solo, chorus, and orch., op. 121bis.
28"Bundeslied" f. 2 solo voices, 3-part chorus, and wind, op. 122.
29"Elegischer Gesang" f. 4 voice-parts and strings.
30Sixty-six songs w. pf.-accomp.; one duet.
31"Gesang der Mönche"; 3 voice-parts a cappella.
32Eighteen vocal Canons.
33Seven books of English, Scotch, Irish, Welsh and Italian Songs, f. voice, pf., violin, and 'cello.
35Breitkopf und Härtel were the first to publ. a "complete edition" (1864–67, edited by Rietz, Nottebohm, David, Hauptmann, Reinecke, and others).—A. W. Thayer's "Chronologisches Verzeichniss" of B.'s compositions is a valuable guide. A "Thematisches Verzeichniss," by Nottebohm (2nd ed. 1868), is also of great utility.
37Biographical: F. G. Wegeler and Ferdinand Ries, "Biographische Notizen über L. van B." (Koblenz, 1838; 2nd ed., w. Supplement, 1845); A. Schindler, "Biographie von L. van B." (3rd ed. Münster, 1860; Engl. transl. by Moscheles, 1841); W. von Lenz, "B. et ses trois styles" (St. Petersburg, 1852; Paris, 1855), and "B., eine Kunststudie" (6 vol.s, 1855–60; vol. i—biography—republ. separately in 1869); Ludwig Nohl, "B.'s Leben" (3 vol.s, 1864–7), and "B. nach den Schilderungen seiner Zeitgenossen" (1877); Ulibischeff, "B., ses critiques et ses glossateurs" (1857; Ger. transl. by Bischoff, 1859); A. B. Marx, "L. van B.'s Leben und Schaffen" (2 vol.s; 3rd ed., 1875); Alex. W. Thayer, "L. van Beethovens Leben" (the most careful and complete of all; 3 vol.s in German, transl. from the English MS. by H. Deiters; Berlin, 1866, '72, '77; fourth and final vol. in preparation); very numerous minor sketches and articles.
39Beethoven's letters have never been publ. in a collected edition. The several partial collections are by Nohl, "Briefe Beethovens" (1865, 411 letters), and "Neue Briefe Beethovens" (1867, 322 letters); Köchel, "83 neu aufgefunden Originalbriefe Beethovens an den Erzherzog Rudolf" (1865); Schöne, "Briefe von Beethoven an Gräfin Erdöly und Mag. Brauchle" (1867); Hadden's "Geo. Thomson, the friend of Burns" (London, 1898), contains interesting business letters from Beethoven; other letters are scattered through various essays, biographies, etc.
41Essays relating to B.'s musical exercises, sketch-books, etc., are Ignaz von Seyfried's "Ludwig van Beethovens Studien im Generalbass, Kontrapunkt und in der Kompositionslehre" (1832; rev. ed. by Nottebohm, 1873); Nottebohm's "Beethoveniana" (1872), and "Neue Beethoveniana" (1878, etc., in the "Musikalisches Wochenblatt").
43Beffara', Louis-François, b. Nonancourt,
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