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1BEEHIOVEN—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 E♭, op. 97, in B♭; in B♭ (1 movem.); in E♭ (juvenile); also an arr. of the "Eroica" symphony.—Grand trio in E♭, 1 pf., clar and 'cello, op. 11; ditto f ditto, in E♭, op. 38 (arr. from septet, op. 20); trio f. 2 oboes and con anglars, 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.
11Sonata f. pf 4 hands, in D, op. 6.
13Thirty-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).
15Variations 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.
17Other 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.
19Vocal Music.
21Opera Fidelio, in 2 acts, op. 72.
22Two Masses, in C and D ("solemnis").
23Oratorio Christus am Oelberg, op. 85.
24Cantata Der glorreiche Augenblick, op. 136 (1814); also arr. as Preis der Tonkunst.
25Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt, op. 112 (poem by Goethe).
26Scena and aria f. soprano, "Ah perido," w. orch., op. 65.
27Trio f. soprano, tenor and bass, "Tremate, empt, tremate," op. 116.
29"Opferlied" f. soprano solo, chorus, and orch., op. 121b1.
30"Bundeslied" f 2 solo voices, 3-part chorus, and wind, op. 122.
31"Elegischer Gesang" f. 4 voice-parts and strings
32Sixty-six songs w pf-accomp; one duet.
33"Gesang der Monche", 3 voice-parts a cappella
34Eighteen vocal Canons
35Seven books of English, Scotch, Irish, Welsh and Italian Songs, 1. voice, pf., violin, and 'cello
37Breitkopf und Hauel 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.
39Biographical. 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. Munster, 1860; Engl. transl. by Moscheles, 1841), W. von Lenz, "B. et ses trois styles" (St. Petersburg, 1852; Paris, 1855), and "B., eine Kunststudie" (6 vols, 1855-60; vol. i—biography—republ. separately in 1860); Ludwig Nohl, "B.'s Leben" (3 vols, 1864-7), and "B. nach den Schilderungen seiner Zeitgenossen" (1877); Uhlbischef, "B., ses critiques et ses glossateurs" (1857; Ger. transl. by Bischoff, 1859); A. B. Marx, "L. van B.'s Leben und Schaffen" (2 vols; 3rd ed., 1875); Alex. W. Thayer, "L. van Beethovens Leben" (the most careful and complete of all, 3 vols 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.
41Beethoven'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); Kochel, "83 neu aufgefunden Originalbriefe Beethovens an den Erzherzog Rudolf" (1865); Schone, "Briefe von Beethoven an Gräfin Erdody und Mag. Brauchle" (1867); Hadden's "Geo. Thomson, the friend of Burns" (London, 1808), contains interesting business letters from Beethoven; other letters are scattered through various essays, biographies, etc.
43Essays 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").
45Beffara', Louis-François, b. Nonancourt,
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