First of all, I am not deaf. The deaf say Beethoven-a great deaf man, who is more deaf than most normal people.
The book I read, The Biography of Beethoven, is the first book of the Biography of Who by Roman Roland 1903. It not only has rich literary talent and strength, but also reflects Roland's profound classical music accomplishment.
When I first practiced mind mapping, I basically wanted to outline Beethoven's life according to his biography. The picture is as follows:
There are eight first-level branches in the map: life, patients, family, love, friendship, classics, famous sayings and general comments. Below I will tell Beethoven's story according to the content of the guide map.
Beethoven 1770 12 16 was born in a poor family in Bonn, Germany. Mother is the daughter of a chef, and the widow of her dead husband remarries. Although my father is a tenor in the theater, he is also an alcoholic. Beethoven was forced by his father to practice the piano since he was a child, and beating and cursing were commonplace.
As for the nephew of his dead father, Beethoven was bent on cultivating him, but the boy was hypocritical and a frequent visitor to the casino. At the end of June, when Beethoven got meningitis for the first time 1826 1 1, his grandson, no, nephew, forgot to call a doctor two days later, which directly caused Beethoven to miss the best treatment time. It is conceivable that the medical level of that era could not be cured after several operations, and he finally passed away on March 26th, 1827.
Beethoven showed his talent and talent in music from an early age. I have to say that his father's genes are good and violent means are effective. At the age of 4, he was taken to the cave by his father. 1 1 years old, join a theater band. 13 years old, became a cellist. /kloc-at the age of 0/7, the theater owner forced his drunken father to retire and let him take up his post. Since then, he has become the pillar of the family.
From 65438 to 0789, on the eve of the French Revolution, Beethoven came to Bonn University to study German literature under Schneider. Under the influence of Schneider, he enthusiastically participated in and eulogized the Great Revolution era.
1792, influenced by the war, Beethoven came to Vienna, the city of music. 1808 and 1824, Beethoven tried to leave this flashy city that didn't like him twice, but he lived until his death because of the kindness of his relatives and friends.
Beethoven's hearing has been declining since 1796, but he painfully concealed the truth from the people around him for many years until he wrote to his friends in 180 1 year. This bitterness and melancholy is revealed in his 1798 and 1799 pathetique symphonies. 18 15 years, he was completely deaf and could only communicate with people on paper. The pain of deafness tortured him for 30 years.
But the physical pain is far less than the pain caused by two failed marriages. 180 1 year, Beethoven fell in love with Juliet, 1802, and he wrote the famous Moonlight Song for it. It is a pity that Juliet is a selfish and coquettish girl. She married an earl in June1803165438+10. This kind of emotional despair even made Beethoven write a will, which was inevitably presented in the funeral March and other works at that time. Fortunately, 1803, the second symphony full of longing appeared, and Beethoven was always eager for recovery and love.
The next love is the love that you will never forget until you die. 1806 In May, Beethoven got engaged to his student, a noble lady Treize. They played the piano and sang, and wrote many warm love letters. But in the end, Treize and Beethoven broke up and got engaged at 18 10 because of Beethoven's bad temper, cynical personality, ill health and perhaps secular wealth status.
However, there is no denying the fact that 1800- 18 10 has become a glorious period of Beethoven's creation. A large number of works have come out one after another, showing the innocent first symphony of young people, the epic symphony of heroes and the classic tragedy. Xia Meng's Sixth Symphony of God-Pastoral attracted Bismarck's favorite and most powerful passionate sonata, as well as a sonata (No.78) full of fantasy and mystery dedicated to Treize, and so on.
Beethoven, abandoned by love, once again indulged himself more, with frank self-confidence and benevolent arrogance. It should be said that Beethoven found himself, his inner responsibility and mission-although the world did not give him joy, he wanted to create joy for the whole world. Beethoven 18 12' s works, whether it is the freedom and truthfulness of the seventh symphony tuned by Dionysus or the humor and willfulness of the eighth symphony, are full of this style.
However, the world has brought him more loneliness, disability and poverty. Even his friendship can be said to be lacking. Although most of his friends come from the upper-class families of princes and earl, his real friends are pitiful, and many are just his fans and students. More intimate are Beethoven's childhood companion or first love, Elliot Julie, her husband Dr. Wegele, her brother Brauning, pastor Amenda and band colleague Schindler, and so on.
Beethoven and Goethe once had an intersection, and Goethe was considered to appreciate each other. But that unscrupulous 18 12 meeting became a heartache that Goethe could never forgive. Beethoven's "Li Bai-style" arrogance in the face of princes and nobles is in sharp contrast with Goethe's politeness. Moreover, Beethoven not only let Goethe swaggering accept the tribute from the Austrian royal family with him, but also gave him a good lesson afterwards. This embarrassed Goethe, who is also a genius!
As people said at that time, Beethoven was "more confident than any emperor" because Beethoven believed in "doing good and loving freedom, and never deceiving the truth-even for the sake of the throne", because in his view, "I don't admit that there is a sign superior to kindness".
In a few short years after 18 12, three noble students who sponsored his life passed away one after another, and they also fell out with Braeuning in 18 15 ... He is more like an old man in his forties, a lonely old man who is too poor to speak in mandarin, because of the copyright of his works.
But the miserable and lonely life did not defeat him in the end. In the situation of loneliness, lovelorn and deafness, Beethoven always adhered to his belief-"I want to hold the fate by the throat", always faithfully fulfilled his mission-"My music should serve the poor" and always followed his artistic motto-"Art is the God above all else", thus creating an unparalleled peak of classical and romantic music art.
1On May 7th, 824, the ninth symphony "Ode to Joy" premiered in Vienna under the persuasion of many noble friends. When Beethoven appeared, people stood up and applauded many times, which exceeded the etiquette of the royal family clapping three times and had to call the police to maintain order. When Beethoven was reminded by the conductor, he turned around and found that even the deaf could not hear the cheers, and he was moved to faint on the spot. ...
Beethoven is a hero who suffers from poverty, suffering and mental torture and dares to fight against fate!
Beethoven is a firm, willful, happy and sentimental real man!
Beethoven is a great musician who is full of vision and self-confidence, loves nature and is kind!
Beethoven spent his whole life practicing his motto: "Happiness is obtained by pain".
Postscript: This guide map is far from the design, but it only rises occasionally and works at will, so the layout, sorting and color are still very rough. The above text is basically a memory of looking at the picture, and a little modification and supplement have been made to the guide map. Anyway, it's a good start, right? ()?