Google mini games beethoven biography
Today's Google Doodle is something of a special one. Celebrating 245 years since the baptism of the composer Ludvig van Beethoven Google has created an amazing cartoon mini-game that asks you to help Beethoven recover his lost music.
Once you start the journey the game asks you to complete the music to some of Beethoven's most famous works including his 'Ode To Joy', 'Moonlight Sonata' and of course the world famous 'Ninth Symphony'.
Beethoven's life was potholed with strife - pulled out of school at an early age to focus on his already well developed skills at writing music Beethoven's handwriting was so bad that many struggled to understand his transcripts.
Even as a teenager Beethoven's life wasn't easy, he had to assume full responsibility for his family and tragically lost two siblings during his teens.
As if that wasn't enough the composer started to lose his hearing at the peak of his career.
Despite all of this the composer is responsible for some of the most recognisable pieces of music in history and even prompted Mozart to say: “one day, [that boy] will give the world something to talk about.”
All of this seemed more than enough of a reason for the Google Doodle team to give us something to remember him by:
"Today provided us a rare opportunity to construct a game in step with beautiful music, whose evocative moods, drama, lightness, and depth made conjuring visuals to match it rollickingly fun. Here’s to one of history’s greatest artists, and to hoping that, wherever you happen to be traveling this holiday, your life’s work isn’t eaten by a horse."
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Celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach
Go behind-the-scenes of today’s Doodle below!
Today we celebrate world renowned German composer and musician Johann Sebastian Bach with our first ever AI-powered Doodle! Made in partnership with the Google Magenta and Google PAIR teams, the Doodle is an interactive experience encouraging players to compose a two measure melody of their choice. With the press of a button, the Doodle then uses machine learning to harmonize the custom melody into Bach’s signature music style (or a Bach 80's rock style hybrid if you happen to find a very special easter egg in the Doodle...:)).
The first step in developing the Doodle? Creating a machine learning model to power it. Machine learning is the process of teaching a computer to come up with its own answers by showing it a lot of examples, instead of giving it a set of rules to follow as is done in traditional computer programming. The model used in today's Doodle was developed by Magenta Team AI Resident Anna Huang, who developed Coconet: a versatile model that can be used in a wide range of musical tasks—such as harmonizing melodies or composing from scratch (check out more of these technical details in today’s Magenta blog post).
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Doodle Celebrating Ludwig van Beethoven's 245th Year Game was a game created by Google to celebrate the 245th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven, a famous German composer and pianist. The game was featured on Google's homepage as a Doodle on December 17, 2015.
The game was designed as an interactive and educational way to celebrate Beethoven's life and music. Players took on the role of a cartoon Beethoven, who had to collect musical notes while avoiding obstacles such as treble clefs and pianos. The notes played different pieces of Beethoven's music, allowing players to listen to and appreciate his work.
As players progressed through the game, they encountered different levels that featured different musical themes from Beethoven's work, such as his Moonlight Sonata and Symphony No. 5. The game also included educational information about Beethoven's life and achievements, such as his struggle with deafness and his contributions to music.
The Doodle Celebrating Ludwig van Beethoven's 245th Year Game was well-received and praised for its fun and educational approach to celebrating Beethoven's life and music. It was also a unique and creative way to introduce Beethoven's work to a wider audience and encourage people to appreciate classical music.