PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Beethoven was born on December 17, 1770 in Bonn, Germany and he died on March 26, 1827 in Vienna, Austria
Some interesting facts about Beethoven was that he left school at the age of 11 to help make some money for the family, he never learned to multiply or divide, and he still produced music when he was deaf
Beethoven composed in the Classical Period. Two important musical trends at the time were "style gallant" and "sentimental style"
Beethoven had the least number of symphonies (nine in all) composed
Some of Beethoven's most famous works are his 5th symphoney, his 9th symphony, and his 8th symphony
Three interesting facts about one of Beethoven's pieces is that his 'Ode To Joy' was adopted as the European National Anthem in 1985. Beethoven composed 'Ode To Joy' when he was deaf. 'Ode To Joy' was first premiered on May 7, 1824.
Some thing that Beethoven used and is still used today is A, A ,B, A form
The Napoleonic Wars went on when Beethoven preformed. Beethoven used to like Napoleon, but once he crowned himself emperor Beethoven hated him