Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven's first ever performance was at the age of seven and a half (falsified as six to make him seem more prodigal) in Cologne playing various clavier concertos and trios. He had not yet composed anything of his own yet.

Beethoven was a child prodigy on the piano. His father exploited him, hoping to become rich as Mozart's father had done. He gradually gave up performing as his deafness made it increasingly difficult.

Ludwig van Beethoven, composer of the Classical Period -

Born - 16th or 17th of December, 1770 in Bonn, Germany

Died - 26th of March, 1827 in Vienna, Austria

Major works include - 8 Symphonies, 6 String quartets, 2 Piano sonatas, 1 Sonata for violin and piano, 1 Violin concerto, 1 Piano concerto.

Genres - Symphonies, Piano concertos, String quartets, Piano sonatas.

In 1787, Beethoven's instructor suggested that he travel to Vienna to take lessons from Mozart, who was greatly impressed by Beethoven's ability and talent. He also had lessons with Joseph Haydn which he considered were not successful and Mozarts rival, Antonio Salieri. Johann van Beethoven was an alcoholic and a bully, and responsible for Ludwigs deafness due to the beatings he served up. At around 30 years of age, Ludwig was forced to acknowledge the fact that he was almost deaf and that the problem was incurable.

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.

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Without going into too much detail, Beethoven was a strict, tempermental, introverted man who focused on his work intensively. He would often go on walks in the forest for some peace, silence, and to be able to think straight. People that knew Beethoven described him as blunt, arrogant, and difficult to work with. So difficult if fact, that he would stop playing in the middle of a performance if people weren't giving him his full attention or if they were chatting during the performance. Basically, he was strict, blunt, followed his own rules, feisty, and introverted.

He didn't "record" it on any sort of media device we're used to today. His sheet music was simply passed on.

Everyone who came after him!

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.

In a fight over a lady his friend, who was keen on fencing, cut it off. He then gave the ear to the lady they had been fighting over..

another theory is that he had drank a large amount of absinthe (an extremely high volume alcohol) and shot his ear off

Ludwig Van Beethoven was a famous musician despite of being deaf.

His challenges in life were:

1.) His father was an alcoholic. And Beethoven often got beat up by his father. That also triggered his deafness.

2.) Tuberculosisb killrf hid mother when he was 16.

3.) He has to take responsibility to raise up his brothers alone.

4.) he was fighting for his nephew's custody

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Over his lifetime Beethoven wrote for hundreds of people by commission or out of friendship. He was paid to compose by such noblemen as Prince Lichnowsky and Prince Lobokwitz in Vienna and the Elector, Maximillian Franz in Bonn. He wrote pieces for his friends, such as the "Farewell" piano sonata for Archduke Rudolph, the "Fur Elise" for Therese Malfatti and the "Moonlight Sonata" for Giulietta Giuccardi.

Maria Margaretha Josepha was one of Ludwig van Beethoven's sisters who died in infancy (in total 4 of his siblings died soon after birth). His brother Carl and Johann were his only surviving siblings.

Beethoven was very religious, although not in the usual sense. He never attended church, nor followed any of the church customs. But he believed in God, and that God could be seen, heard, and felt in nature. Beethoven also had a very high sense of morality.

Beethoven's father beat him if he refused to play the piano.

The Fifth Symphone was written between the years 1804 and 1808. When Beethoven wrote the Fifth Symphony, he was beginning to feel the effects of tinnitus. Letters from Beethoven to his friends in 1801 indicate he had begun experiencing ringing (tinnitus) and deafness in his ears for at least the previous three years, since around 1797 - 1798.

The plural of symphony is symphonies.

In 1810, Beethoven composed the Bagatelle in A minor that became known as "Für Elise" for Therese Malfatti. This was the one whom Beethoven was considering marrying at that time, but the marriage never eventuated. There is some question as to whether the name Elise was simply a nickname for Therese, or whether the publisher could not read Beethoven's handwriting.

4 subjects include love, greif,joy, death and the beauty of the natural world (pg.34!)

Hope this helps! :)

Beethoven was a composer during the classical era, and he was a very influential one at that...

Beethoven was better known for providing the transition from the Classical to the Romantic Era. His later symphonies had a dynamic power and passion which were in marked contrast to the less complex melodies, harmonies and instrumentation of his earlier works, when he was composing within the Classical era. Beethoven's expressive and passionate style greatly influenced other composers of the Romantic period.

he is in his 40s many people don't belive me but he reired a few years back and then joined again i watch the Celtic 24/7 so trust me and by the way i think he is 7.1 ft. and he is not all musle half just fat too.

No, Liszt's father was a talented pianist and cellist and taught him from the age of 6.

Beethoven ate a lot of starches and didn't like particularly sweet things like fruit.