The Beethoven teaser
Another round of teasers - again much too easy for you all, I'll have to toughen them up! 
1) Part one by one, part two by many. Answered by Michael : The variations on a theme by Diabelli were published as a two part work 'Vaterländischer Künstlerverein' - Part one was of course by Beethoven and part two was by 50 other composers.
2) Count on some night music? Answered by Michael : Ritterballet - Ritter means Knight - ballet for Count Waldstein.
Michael's alternative answer is quite inspired 'Slow movement of Op 59 No. 2. It was commissioned by Count Razumovsky and Beethoven said the inspiration for this movement was "the starry sky above".
3) A drama opens, but without us. Answered by Philip : Overture to Heinrich Collin's tragedy Coriolan, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Coriolanus.
4) Tragedy for string quartet? Answered by Roehre: Op.18/1 2nd movt represents the tomb scene from Romeo and Juliet according to Amenda and the sketches back this up.
5) Three shots fired at Hippocrates! Answered by Michael : The three Canons Beethoven wrote on the same quote - "Ars longa , Vita Brevis" (WoO. 170) (WoO 192) (WoO 193)
The full quote is "art is long, life is short, opportunity fleeting, experiment dangerous, judgment difficult."
Beethoven may have misunderstood Hippocrates here as the quote is from a medical context and the word 'art' can also mean 'craft' as in Chaucer's use of the quote: "The lyfe so short, the craft so long to lerne". Also often misattributed to Goethe who quotes it in Faust.
6) The Lieutenant general receives his orders. Answered by Michael : Beethoven would often refer to the publisher Steiner as 'generalleutnant'.
1) Part one by one, part two by many. Answered by Michael : The variations on a theme by Diabelli were published as a two part work 'Vaterländischer Künstlerverein' - Part one was of course by Beethoven and part two was by 50 other composers.
2) Count on some night music? Answered by Michael : Ritterballet - Ritter means Knight - ballet for Count Waldstein.
Michael's alternative answer is quite inspired 'Slow movement of Op 59 No. 2. It was commissioned by Count Razumovsky and Beethoven said the inspiration for this movement was "the starry sky above".
3) A drama opens, but without us. Answered by Philip : Overture to Heinrich Collin's tragedy Coriolan, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Coriolanus.
4) Tragedy for string quartet? Answered by Roehre: Op.18/1 2nd movt represents the tomb scene from Romeo and Juliet according to Amenda and the sketches back this up.
5) Three shots fired at Hippocrates! Answered by Michael : The three Canons Beethoven wrote on the same quote - "Ars longa , Vita Brevis" (WoO. 170) (WoO 192) (WoO 193)
The full quote is "art is long, life is short, opportunity fleeting, experiment dangerous, judgment difficult."
Beethoven may have misunderstood Hippocrates here as the quote is from a medical context and the word 'art' can also mean 'craft' as in Chaucer's use of the quote: "The lyfe so short, the craft so long to lerne". Also often misattributed to Goethe who quotes it in Faust.
6) The Lieutenant general receives his orders. Answered by Michael : Beethoven would often refer to the publisher Steiner as 'generalleutnant'.
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