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1Two Octets for wind, both in Eb. Septet for strings and wind. Sextet for strings and 2 horns. One sextet for wind, Eb. Two quintets for strings; fugue for string-quintet; also quintet arr. from pf.-trio in C min. Sixteen string-quartets; Op. 18, Nos. 1-6 in F, G, D, C min., A and Bb (first period); op. 59, Nos. 1-3; op. 74, in Eb (the "Harfenquartett"); op. 95 (second period); op. 127; op. 130; op. 131; op. 132; op. 135. A grand fugue for string-quartet, op. 133, in Bb (third period). One pf.-quartet (arr. from the pf.-quintet); 3 juvenile pf.-quartets; five string-trios; eight pf.-trios, that in Eb being juvenile; an arr. of the "Eroica" symphony. Grand trios for pf., clar. and 'cello op. 11; in Bb and in Eb (arr. from septet, op. 20); trio for 2 oboes and cor anglais, in C op. 87. Ten sonatas for pf. and violin, incl. op. 47 ("Kreutzer"); rondo for pf. and vln.; 12 variations for do. Five sonatas and 31 variations for pf. and 'cello. Sonata for pf. and horn. Sonata for pf., 4 hands.
238 Sonatas for piano, incl. op. 27. Nos. 1 and 2 ("Quasi Fantasia"), op. 28 ("Pastorale") in D; op. 53 ("Waldstein") in C; op. 57 ("Appassionata") in F min.; op. 81 ("Caractéristique"—"Les adieux, l'absence, le retour") in Eb. Also 6 easy sonatas, 3 of them composed at age of 10; 21 sets of variations for pf.; 3 sets of bagatelles; 4 rondos; fantasia in G min.; 3 preludes; polonaise; andante in F ("Favori"); 7 minuets; [address hidden], for 4 hands; 3 marches; 14 variations.
3Vocal.—Opera "Fidelio," in 2 acts, op. 72. [address hidden], in C and D ("Solennis"). Oratorio "Christus am Oelberg," op. 85. Cantata "Der glorreiche Augenblick," op. 136 (1814); also arr. as Preis der Tonkunst. Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt, op. 112 (poem by Goethe). Scena and aria for soprano, "Ah Perfido," with orch., op. 65. Trio for soprano, tenor, and bass, "Tremate, Empt, Tremate," op. 116. "Opferlied" for soprano solo, chorus, and orch. "Bundeslied" for 2 solo voices. 3-part chorus and wind. "Elegischer Gesang" for 4 voice-parts and strings; 66 songs with pf.-accomp.; one duet, "Gesang der Mönche"; 3 voice-parts a capp. 18 vocal canons. 7 books of English, Scotch, Irish, Welsh, and Italian songs, with pf., vln, and 'cello. A symphony supposed to be a youthful work of his was discovered 1911 in the library of the University of Jena, by Prof. Fritz Stein, was performed there Jan 17, 1910, and published 1911; performed in Leipzig, Nov., 1911, and by Boston Symph., 1912. It is not generally accepted as Beethoven's but is found weak and uninteresting, of Haydnlike simplicity, with echoes of Mozart. The best biography is Alex. W. Thayer's. Partial collections of Beethoven's letters are pub. and his sketch-books are discussed in Ignaz von Seyfried's "Ludwig van Beethoven's Studien im Generalbass, Kontrapunkt und in der Kompositionslehre." Selections from these have been published; a complete edition projected (1935) in Germany. Biogs. also by Schindler, Nohl, Crowest, etc. Wagner wrote an estimate. The vast Beethoven literature includes studies of the composer by Bekker, Grace, Grove, Kalischer, Kerst, Herriot, Kullak, Mason, d'Indy, Mies, Newman, Rolland, Marion Scott, Sonneck, Specht, J. W. N. Sullivan, Ernest Walker, etc. Studies of his sonatas by Behrend, Elterlein, Harding, Marx, McEwen, Milne, Shedlock and Tovey; of the symphonies, by Berlioz, Edwin Evans, Sr., Grove, Tovey, and Weingartner; the string quartets by J. de Marliave (1928). A thematic index of his works was made by Nottebohm.
4Beffara (bë-fä-rä), Louis François, Nonancourt, Eure, 1751—Paris, 1838; 1792-1816, commissaire de police, at Paris; musical historian.
5Begnis (bän'-yës), (1) Gius or Wm. de, Lugo, Papal States, 1793—Bath(?), England, 1849; buffo singer; in 1816, he m. (2) Signora Ronzi, Paris, 1800 (?)—Italy, 1853; comic soprano.
6Behaim (bë-hëm'), Michel, Sulzbach, 1416—murdered there, 1474; soldier and minnesinger.
7Behm (bäm), Eduard, b. Stettin, April 8, 1862; studied with Paul, Weidenbach, Reinecke, HärteI, Raif and Kiel; pianist and teacher in various cities, then at Berlin as dir. (until 1901) Schwantzer Cons.; composed an opera, "Schelm von Bergen" (Dres-
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