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Ludwig van Beethoven

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11- St. Albert the great

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Ludwig van Beethoven German: baptised 17 December 1770 26 March 1827) was a
German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between
the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and
influential of all composers. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos,
1 violin concerto, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, his great Mass the Missa solemnis, and
one opera, Fidelio.
Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire,
Beethoven displayed his musical talents at an early age and was taught by his father Johann van
Beethoven and by composer and conductor Christian Gottlob Neefe. At the age of 21 he moved
to Vienna, where he began studying composition with Joseph Haydn, and gained a reputation as a
virtuoso pianist. He lived in Vienna until his death. By his late 20s his hearing began to deteriorate,
and by the last decade of his life he was almost totally deaf. In 1811 he gave up conducting and
performing in public but continued to compose; many of his most admired works come from these
last 15 years of his life.

When Beethoven entered his thirtieth year, he began to suffer from an annoying roaring and
buzzing in both ears. Soon his hearing began to fail and, for all he often would enjoy untroubled
intervals lasting for months at a time, his disability finally ended in complete deafness.
Biography
Ludwig van Beethoven is considered one of the greatest classical composers who
has ever lived. It is not known exactly when Beethoven was born, but he is baptized
on December 17, 1770 in Bonn, Germany.
With an alcoholic father, Ludwig has a difficult life as a young boy. To escape, he
loses himself in music. WIth an extraordinary talent for piano playing, he begins
composing when he is only twelve years old.
Ludwig moves to Vienna, Austria in 1792 and lives there for the rest of his life. He
writes classical music for the piano, orchestra and different groups of instruments.
Idolized by the public, Ludwig has a good life in Vienna. Beethoven is popular with
the city's rich and important people. Even with his popularity, however, Ludwig
faces financial problems and has to find sponsors when his music cannot support
him.
Ludwig never marries and has no children of his own. He does, however, become so
obsessed with gaining custody of his nephew, Karl, that he does not compose for
two years. After a lengthy legal battle, he finally gets custody of the boy. His
relationship with his nephew is very strained. In 1826, Karl tries to shoot himself. He
survives but leaves Beethoven to join the army.

In 1801, Ludwig begins to lose his hearing. His deafness gradually becomes worse
and, by 1817, he is completely deaf. Instead of allowing deafness to overwhelm
him, however, Ludwig begins a period of prodigious and brilliant composition.
Although he cannot hear all the notes with his ears, Beethoven writes some of the
best-known symphonies of all time. His well-known works include his sixth
("Pastoral") and ninth ("Choral") symphonies, and his eighth ("Pathetique") and
fourteenth ("Moonlight") piano sonatas. Beethovens amazing classical music is still
popular today.
Ludwig dies on March 26, 1827 but his legacy exists today through his music. The
compositional path Beethoven creates allows other composers to break free from
prescribed musical formats. In this story about an extraordinary musician, learn
about the man behind the music.