Joke Canon - 'Ta ta ta, lieber Mälzel' WoO 162 (canon a4)

'Ta ta ta, lieber Mälzel', WoO 162
Canon a4.

Ludwig van Beethoven

This joke canon by Beethoven is a good little bit of fun, yet his great sense of harmony and melody comes through even in this, making it a very satisfying musical joke! Mozart as well as Beethoven wrote canons and other such miscellaneous little pieces often as a warm up exercise or practice, or to test a minor new idea.

The more hardcore Beethoven fans will realise that the main theme from this is the allegretto theme from Beethoven's 8th symphony, which is believed to parody the metronome newly improved by Johann Mälzel. Certainly, the title and lyrics here indicate so (and perhaps this is why the theory over the 8th symphony connection came about...?)

Ta ta ta, lieber Mälzel
ta ta ta, lebet wohl, sehr wohl
ta ta ta, Banner der Zeit
ta ta ta, großer Metronom.
ta ta ta ta ta.

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[XBlackAndWhiteRoseX]

this is so funny, I think. :D

[thelightisahead]

Yes :) well I suppose in a lot of these 'practice' works which weren't meant for publishing he could afford to be a bit silly with his material!

[beethomozart]

yes, one can hear beethoven's 8th, 2nd movement , which ludwig van took later to make one of his most famous symphonies movements, what a good thing that Malzel was among his friends, so he could write both canon and the movement in honor and as a joke of the metronome's inventor, long live ludwig van

[Kraviotho]

I like it :D

Ta, TA ,ta

[mamuea]

ich liebe dieseN kanon.^^

[jeangorin]

J'aime !

[ariastoteles]

Ich liebe diese kanon !!!! :D

[musztafamsn]

Ich liebe diese kanon