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Beethoven is a 1992 American family comedy film, directed by Brian Levant and written by John Hughes (under the pseudonym "Edmond Dantès") and Amy Holden Jones.The film's story centers on a St. Bernard dog named after a German composer who finds a home with a suburban family.
Original music: List of soundtracks ... Its opening grossed $7,587,565 and was the year's 26th largest grossing film in the U.S. at $57,114,049. ... Beethoven; 1992 ...
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Ludwig van Beethoven [n 1] (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music.
The Introduction, Adagio molto, begins in D major, changing to B ♭ major in measure 11. In measures 12–16, it briefly modulates to B ♭ major and immediately back to D. The exposition (Allegro con brio) begins in D major with the A theme lasting until measure 57.
Beethoven Lives Upstairs is a 1992 HBO Original Film produced and directed by David Devine.Based on a very popular children's audio recording written and directed by Barbara Nichol, the film stars Illya Woloshyn as Christoph, a young boy who develops a friendship with composer Ludwig van Beethoven (), a boarder in the boy's parents' house.
The first movement begins with a triumphant orchestral opening on the tonic chord, and maintains a playfulness while using chromatic passages to show off the soloist's technique. The second movement is characteristically serene and peaceful, while the closing Rondo brings back the youth-filled playfulness heard in the opening movement.
Allegro (E-flat major), 4 4; Adagio cantabile (A-flat major), 34; Scherzo. Allegro assai (E-flat major, with trio in A-flat major), 3 4; Finale. Presto (E-flat major), 2 4; The first movement opens with an ascending arpeggiated figure (a so-called Mannheim Rocket, like that opening the first movement of the composer's own Piano Sonata no 1, Opus 2 no 1), [3]