Why do beethoven songs still remembered until today?
I’m no music expert, I can’t even play an instrument. But it seems to me Beethoven’s music is still remembered as his music appeals to us in a natural way. It’s known by some people his main theme in his 5th Symphony mimicked a bird’s call. His 6th Symphony also known as the Pastoral is a reflection of life in the peaceful country side, although many were exposed to it from Disney’s Fantasia. Where centaurs and other mythical creatures played in fields. Then there is his last symphony, the 9th. Which ends in a grand chorus that evokes many emotions. Beethoven’s music just speaks to people so clearly, and the fact that he wrote most of his greatest works after he started losing his hearing. Just makes you wonder did he know what his 9th was going to sound like in his head, because at that point he could not hear at all. That just speaks a lot about his musical knowledge.
I’m guessing you meant pieces…songs have words, and Beethoven *mainly* wrote pieces 🙂 It’s not a big deal at all, just giving you a heads up. Your question makes it sound like we ONLY remember Beethoven’s pieces, which isn’t true. We also remember Bach’s pieces, and Schumann’s, and Chopin’s, and Liszt’s, and Rachmaninoff’s, etc. etc. etc. 🙂 But I happen to love Beethoven more than any other composer (though Chopin is REALLY growing on me), so I’ll brag on him a bit. Why do we still remember him? Why do we remember Haley’s Comet? Because when something so inexplicable and beautiful flashes across the night sky, people notice, and people can’t forget. Beethoven kind of came out of nowhere, and no one could explain it. His music is so very, very personal to everyone who hears it for different reasons. Whenever I listen to his music, I feel like he’s talking to ME, as in ME, personally. And so does the person next to me, though he may be saying different things to each of us. It is sou
