Beethoven for Kids: His Life and Music with 21 Activities
Dedicated to Edward Bauer for all the years
Beelhoven Dear ARE DATE Beethoven's grave monument Photograph by Daderot NOTE TO READERS LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN created amazing music and his genius and talent had a tremendous influence on future classical composers Beethoven's creations are studied and dissected by scholars and in music classes His compositions are performed by student orchestras and choruses throughout the world His significance and fame in the world of classical music are immea surable It is impossible to separate Beethoven's life from the world and language of music in this book I have attempted to
explore and interweave the two so that they illuminate each oth er Important musical terms appear in bold type when they are first introduced in the book and are further defined in the glos sary at the back In addition Music Notes sidebars throughout the book delve into some of these concepts more deeply It is my hope that young readers at all levels of music knowledge or experience will come away with not only a better understanding of Beethoven the man but also his musical accomplishments and the ideas that he believed in and followed throughout his life
