HUM 112 Assignment 2 Project Paper(USE AS GUIDE ONLY) / HUM 112 Assignment 2 Project Paper(USE AS GUIDE ONLY)

HUM 112 Assignment 2 Project Paper(USE AS GUIDE ONLY)

HUM 112 Assignment 2 Project Paper(USE AS GUIDE ONLY)

HUM 112 Assignment 2 Project Paper(USE AS GUIDE ONLY)

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HUM 112
PROJECT PAPER
Project Paper
In two months is my favorite uncle’s 60th birthday. He is the ultimate music lover. So
therefore for his birthday I would like to do something special for him pertaining to music. I
have decided that I would have a special piece of music composed in his honor at his birthday
party since he loves music. I have two months to get this done so I have narrowed down his
three favorite composers to Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach. I have decided to write a letter to
Beethoven’s agent. I chose Beethoven because out of all the three composers, Beethoven is the
one that I have found that my uncle have collected and listened to the most. I have heard my
uncle say many times that Beethoven is an extraordinary composer. Before writing this letter to
Beethoven’s agent I have decided to do my own research on Beethoven and listen to some of his
music myself. By doing that I can explain why he should write the “birthday present” music for
my uncle. It will help him to understand what would make my uncle happy the most by knowing
my uncle’s favorite symphony.
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany on December 16, 1770 to Maria
Magdalena Keverich and Johann van Beethoven. He became a composer during the
transactional period between the late Classical and early Romantic era. He still remains one of
the most famous and influential of all composers today. The most interesting thing to know
about Beethoven in my opinion is that he was going deaf and still managed to write beautiful
music. Another interesting fact is that at very young age he composed his first original
symphony. I enjoy his music so much because of his story and the fact that he was a child
prodigy. It should be easy to write this letter to his agent after everything I have learned about