In one of the most interesting doodles of this year,
Google is
commemorating the 245th year of history's greatest composer Ludwig van
Beethoven
Today's animated doodle - a musical puzzle - aims to narrate
Beethoven's life story which was marked by struggle against encroaching
deafness, family responsibility, and two failed romances. Despite all
this, his music prevailed and some of his most important works were
composed during the last 10 years of his life when he was quite unable
to hear.
Although it is unclear when Beethoven was actually born, but December 17th marks the 245th anniversary of his baptism.
His
astounding compositions brought him the opportunity to study music with
Mozart in Vienna. According to tradition, Mozart was highly impressed
with Beethoven’s powers of improvisation and told some friends that
“this young man will make a great name for himself in the world.”
The
musical puzzle today, created by doodler Leon Hong in collaboration
with artist Nate Swinehart, and engineers Jonathan Shneier and Jordan
Thompson, is a game complete with Beethoven's iconic compositions in the
backdrop.
Help the adorable, hapless Beethoven reach the symphony hall by arranging his masterpieces in time for the big crescendo!
Born into a family of profession musicians in Bonn,Germany, Beethoven's
father observed his talent for the piano and tried to make him a
prodigy like Mozart but couldn't succeed. It was only at adolescence
that Beethovan started getting mild attention
At the age of 21 he moved to Vienna,Austria, where he began studying composition with Joseph Haydn
and gained a reputation as a virtuoso pianist.
He lived in Vienna until
his death. By his 30s his hearing began to deteriorate, and by the last
decade of his life he was almost totally deaf.
In 1811 he gave up
conducting and performing in public but continued to compose; many of
his most admired works come from these last 15 years of his life.
Bethoven's best-known compositions include 9 symphonies,5 piano concerts,1 violin concerto,32piano sonatas,16 string quartets
, his great Mass
the Missa solemnis and an opera,Fidelio
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