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STOKES, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MUSIC AND MUSICIANS VOLUME 1, 1908
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1composer and violinist to the Senate of Hamburg, 17th century.
3Becker (Hugo) played 'cello in solo and in the "Frankfort Quartet"; taught in Frankfort Conservatory. B. Strasburg, Feb. 13, 1864, son of JEAN; add. Frankfort.
5Becker (Jacob) founded piano business in St. Petersburg, 1841. B. Bavarian Palatinate. Paul Peterson succeeded him, 1871.
7Becker (Jean) played violin with distinction; founded the "Florentine Quartet"; led London Philharmonic concerts. B. Mannheim, May 11, 1833; d. Mannheim, Oct. 10, 1884.
9Beckwith (John Charles) played organ Norwich Cathedral, succeeding his father, JOHN CHRISTMAS. B. 1788; d. Oct. 11, 1819.
11Beckwith (John Christmas) composed chants, anthems; played organ Norwich Cathedral. B. Norwich, Dec. 25, 1750; d. June 3, 1809.
13Bedos de Celles (Dom François) wrote "L'Art du facteur d'orgues," Paris, 1766. B. Caux, France; entered Benedictine Order, Toulouse, 1726; d. St. Maur, Nov. 25, 1779.
15Beer (Jacob Meyer) was the original name of Giacomo MEYERBEER.
17Beer (Joseph) played, composed for, and improved the clarinet by adding a fifth key. B. May 18, 1744, Grünwald, Bohemia; d. Potsdam, 1811.
19Beethoven, van (Ludwig) composed nine great symphonies, the last with chorus, the opera "FIDELIO," unsurpassed sonatas for piano, and established himself for all time as the world's greatest master of absolute music. He composed, in fact, in every form known to his time, often expanding, sometimes modifying, always improving, never inventing. Neither formalist nor revolutionist, but overriding rules only when they seemed to fetter his genius, assuming no pose of mysticism, stooping to such programme music as a battle piece, elevating that form to the highest pinnacle in the Pastoral Symphony; revising, correcting, rewriting his music with infinite patience; striving always for higher inspiration and clarity of expression, he stood aloof from his contemporaries, and he stands alone today—a sun in the musical firmament wherein other composers are the stars, the planets, the comets, if you will,—or merely the satellites. He was baptized at Bonn, Dec. 17, 1770, from which it may be inferred that he was born on the previous day. The Beethovens were not noble, but followed the Dutch custom of indicating their place of origin by the prefix "van." This appears to have been an obscure village near Louvain, whence they migrated to Antwerp in 1650. Ludwig van Beethoven went from there to Bonn as musician and bass singer to the Elector of Cologne. His son Johann sang tenor, and became electoral chapelmaster in Mar., 1773. On Nov. 12, 1767, Johann married Maria Magdalena Leym, born Keverich, widowed daughter of the chief cook at Ehrenbreitstein, from which union were born seven children, the subject of this sketch being second, and the eldest to survive infancy. Since 1889 No. 515 Bonngasse, where Ludwig was born, has been reserved as a memorial, having been purchased by an association of which the late Dr. Joachim was president. The elder Ludwig survived until Dec. 24, 1773, when his grandson, who distinctly remembered him in after life, was three years old. Young Ludwig began to study both clavier and violin when four years of age. To these studies his father added the three Rs, and until he was 13 he picked up a little Latin at a public school. At eight he played in public, and the following year, having nothing more to learn from his father, took lessons from Pfeiffer, a musician attached to the Bonn opera, and studied organ with Van den Eeden. At the age of 10 he composed variations, which were published in 1783. Neefe, who succeeded to the post of court organist and likewise taught Beethoven, predicted that he would become a second Mozart, and left him in charge of the organ when not yet 12 years old. Beethoven could then play nearly all of Bach's Well Tempered Clavier, and read well at sight. At 12 the child became cembalist to the orchestra,
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