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             Every inquiry has its beginnings and Beethoven's began in Bonn, Germany on December 16, 1770 (Cross 45). Though he had somewhat of a musical heritage with both his father and grandfather being performers themselves, it appears to have been that the emotion of greed more probably served as the conduit for molding of the youth. Johaan Beethoven, Ludwig's drunkard father, had become aware that his son possessed musical talent. Though apparently not particularly moved to enrich the young child's life, Johaan saw Ludwig as a potential Mozart style child prodigy of which could be capitalized on for financial gain.
             It is ironic that the same greed over Mozart's success inspired the creation of one genius, Ludwig Beethoven, yet aided in the demise of another, Wolfgang A. Mozart himself. It was this greed that enticed a drunken Johaan to pull young Ludwig
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