just one, Symphony No.9
three symphonies
He became deaf in his twenty's and he did change dramatically but he still wrote symphonies.
Music is produced by vibrations, and deaf people can still feel different vibrations. The story is told that Beethoven cut off the legs of the piano so he could hear the vibrations of the piano. This is perhaps not necessarily true, as many pianos of the time were made with removable legs so they could be carried into the various courts of the kings and emperors for performances. Regardless, by laying the piano flat on the ground, Beethoven could distinguish the vibrations and harmonies. Bear in mind that most of us can hear music in our heads - sometimes it can be a problem! An experienced musician does it all the time and it's not difficult for a professional composer to imagine the music and write it down. It isn't strictly necessary for a composer to use an instrument while composing, even though many like to do so. For a composer as brilliant as Beethoven, with symphonies as complex as those he composed, hearing the music in his head would have been no difficulty whatsoever.
Beethoven was deaf in both ears.
Beethoven was not born blind; nor did he become blind. Beethoven became deaf in his late twenties.
Beethoven was a genius and could hear all the music in his head.
Beethoven was not mute, although he was deaf.
Beethoven Was Deaf was created on 1993-05-10.
Prior to being beset with deafness, Beethoven did conduct his symphonies. Once his deafness became too profound, he was unable to conduct, simply because he could not hear the orchestra.
Beethoven knew enough about music to know how a piece would sound simply by reading the notation.
yes he was deaf
Ode to Joy is a subtitle given to his Ninth Symphony, which happened to be the last one he wrote. So yes, he was deaf, completely deaf, which makes his masterpiece seem even more spectacular--it is evidence to us that the music of the great composer, Ludwig van Beethoven, really did come from the depth of his soul.