LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

BEETHOVEN’S CHILDHOOD

• Was born Dec. 17, 1770 to Johann Van Beethoven and Maria Magdalen.
• His brothers were Caspar and Johann
• Born in Bonn,Germany

MUSICAL SCHOOLING TEACHERS

• His father
• Christian Neefe
• Franz Haydn

FAMOUS COMPOSITIONS

• Septet
• Erocia
• Fur Elise

MUSICS

• Played Piano
• Created most of his music for pianos.
• He also composed nine symphonies over his lifetime.

TRAGEDIES OF BEETHOVEN’S LIFE

• Although he was a famous musician his love life was unlucky he fell in love with many but none of them fell in love with throughout his life.
• All of his siblings died during infancy except his brothers Johann and Caspar.
• His mother, Maria died when Beethoven was at a young age.
• His father was an alcoholic who abused his son ,Beethoven and when he taught him how to play music he would beat his son.

Five ImPoRtAnT FaCtS

• He was a child prodigy.
• Was taught by famous composer,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at young adulthood.
• Became deaf at the age of 28.
• He traveled from Bonn to Vienna to learn different musical cultures.
• Some researchers think that Beethoven may have had a child with Antoine Brentano though there is not much evidence they still believe that she gave birth to his only son.

FUR ELISE

• https://youtu.be/s71I_EWJk7I
• This song Beethoven wrote to one of his lover’s and Fur Elise translates to For Elise
• This song is widely used in ballets and as a lullaby.

MOONLIGHT SONATA

• https://youtu.be/kfSnDd5mTsQ

ODE TO JOY

• https://youtu.be/AbXiKLA58SE

BEETHOVEN’S LIFE

WEBSITES

• Brittanica.com
• Biography.com
• Wikipedia
• WPXR.org

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