Works cited

Works Cited

Bebert. Adagio. 22 Mar. 2015.

Empress of France Josephine Bonaparte. N.d. N.p.

Homeman, Christian. Beethoven in 1803. 1803. N.p.

Le Retour Du Zephir. 1808. Library Catalouge. Web. 11 Dec. 2015. <http://search.library.utoronto.ca/details?1137880&uuid=d145dad4-3504-4d77-b743-32013726c61d>.

Parouty, Michel. The Salle Feydeau as the Opera Comique. 1802. N.p.

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Quenedey, Edme. Portrait of Daniel Steibelt. N.d. N.p.

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My Musical Nemeses- Beethoven

I cringe showing you this picture. This is Ludwig Von Beethoven. He is the one who stole my fame, dignity and partially, my music.I challenged Beethoven in a playoff in 1800. During the playoff he took a section of one of my pieces for the cello. Not only did he improvise, but he played it with the music upside down!

Theatre Feydeau

The Theatre Feydeau was founded at the height of my career in 1789. This was accomplished with the help of Monsieur Comte de Provence. He later became Louis XVIII. I presented my version of Romeo and Juliet here in 1793. This Opera brought me great fame.

Le retour du Zephir

I published this piece in 1802. It was performed at the Paris Opera on March 3 of that year. It was a Ballet for piano and included an accompaniment for Violin and Tambourine. It is important to know that classical Ballet as you know it in your time came out of the Paris Opera during this time. A nd the building where it all began still stands as the Opera National de Paris.

Josphine Bonoparte

The is a portrait of the beautiful Josephine Bonaparte. I created a piece in honor of her. When her husband Napoleon was on his way to Paris, he suffered a bomb attack. I then wrote my Sonata in E Flat Major and dedicated it to Josephine. This was one of my most accomplished Sonatas.

St Petersburg, Russia in 1810

This is the gorgeous city of St. Petersburg, Russia in 1810. I was called by Tsar Alexander to St. Petersburg to become the Director of the Royal Opera there in 1811. I stayed in St. Petersburg for the rest of my life.  Some my compositions while living there consisted of the destruction of Moscow which I wrote to pay tribute to the Russian nation.   I then continued working on Concerto 8 and that was opened on March 16, 1820.

Adagio

Adagio was one of the three parts I told you about in my Sonata in E Flat Major. The word Adagio means at a slow tempo . To be specific Adagio is slower than Andante but faster than Leghetto. In this peice I use a variety of eighth notes. It is a simple peice and it flows gently.