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ever written, Ludwig van Beethoven created a bridge between the 18th-
century classical period and the new beginnings of Romanticism. His
greatest breakthroughs in composition came in his instrumental work,
including his symphonies. Unlike his predecessor Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart, for whom writing music seemed to come easily, Beethoven always
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, and was baptized on
Dec. 17, 1770. (There is no record of his birth date.) His father and
grandfather worked as court musicians in Bonn. Ludwig's father, a
singer, gave him his early musical training. Although he had only
meager academic schooling, he studied piano, violin, and French horn,
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by hundreds of mourners.
In the late 1700s Beethoven began to suffer from early symptoms of
deafness. " In
the document, apparently intended for his two brothers, Beethoven
expressed his humiliation and despair. He also made great
strides with chamber music for piano, as well as for string quartets,
trios, and sonatas.
Beethoven died in Vienna on March 26, 1827. The bicentennial of his birth and the
sesquicentennial of his death were celebrated with new performances and
recordings of all of the master's works. Even before he left Bonn, he
had developed a reputation for fine performances.
Many critics and listeners regard Beethoven as the finest composer
who ever lived. By 1802
Beethoven was convinced that the condition not only was permanent, but
was getting progressively worse. He continued to appear in public but spent more and more
of his time working on his compositions. This
caused him to become angry and somewhat of a strange mean man. Though he had many friends, he seemed to be
a lonely man. In Vienna young
Beethoven soon had a long list of aristocratic patrons who loved music
and were eager to help him. s 12 years old he became a court organist.
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