[英語學習Plus] Composers and Their Music 作曲家和他們的音樂

There have been many great classical music composers. Three of the greatest were Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Bach came first. He composed music during the Baroque Period. Much of his music was for the church. He wrote tunes for orchestras, choirs, and solo instruments. The Brandenburg Concertos are some of his most famous works.

Mozart was one of the most brilliant musicians of all time. He was a child genius. He started writing music at a very young age. He wrote all kinds of music. His opera The Marriage of Figaro is still famous. So is his Great Mass in C Minor.

Beethoven was a great pianist composer. His Moonlight Sonata was very famous. He went deaf later in his life. But he still conducted orchestras. His 9th Symphony is one of the greatest of all pieces of classical music.

從古至今有許多偉大的古典音樂作曲家，像是巴哈、莫札特以及貝多芬。

巴哈為其中的先驅，他於巴洛克時期創作音樂。巴哈大部分的音樂是為教堂而作，曲調為管弦樂隊、唱詩班和獨奏而設計。其作品以〈勃蘭登堡協奏曲〉最為出名。

莫札特是史上最出色的音樂家之一。他自幼便是個音樂奇才，年少就開始從事音樂創作。莫札特寫過各種類型的音樂。他的歌劇作品〈費加洛的婚禮〉至今仍非常出名；〈C小調彌撒〉亦是。

貝多芬是一名優秀的鋼琴家與作曲家。他的〈月光奏鳴曲〉非常受到歡迎。儘管貝多芬晚年失聰，他仍繼續指揮管弦樂隊。他的〈第九號交響曲〉是古典音樂史上最棒的作品之一。