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Who was Beethoven as a person overall? Ludwig van Beethoven was a germany born pianist and composer. He was born on, December 16th, 1770 and died on March 26th, 1827. Beethoven is widely considered one of the best composers of all time, all around the world. His innovative compositions combined vocals and instruments, widening the scope of sonata, symphony, concerto and quartet. In 1801 Beethoven lost his sense of hearing, and it resulted in him going deaf. The cause of him going deaf is still unknown. An unknown fact about beethoven is that he was actually a very successful middle school dropout. Yes, he dropped out of middle school, in 7th grade at only 11 years old he left school due to family reasons.

His life, music, and his musical styles and techniques are all contributors to his legendary life story. He was the eldest of three children of Johann and Maria Magdalena van Beethoven. His father, a musician who liked to drink, taught him to play piano and violin. At the age of twelve Beethoven was a promising keyboard player and a talented pupil in composition of the court organist Christian Gottlob Neefe. In 1787, only being 17 at the time, he traveled to Vienna, Austria, apparently to seek out Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as his teacher. Although he enjoyed his time in Vienna, he was eventually forced to return to Bonn (his hometown) to care for his dying mother, who died several months later. His father then died in 1792. …show more content…

Beethoven was not completely satisfied with Haydn's teaching, though, and he turned to musicians of lesser talent for extra instruction. Beethoven rapidly proceeded to make his mark as a brilliant keyboard performer and a s a gifted young composer with a number of works to his credit. In 1795 his first mature published works appeared, and his career was officially launched and

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