LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

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SYMPHONY NO. 5

Beethoven composed between the classical and romantic era. Piano, woodwind, percussion, brass, and strings were all used around this time.

Beethoven died when he was 56 because of post-hepatic cirrhosis of the liver in Vienna, Austria. He was buried in the The Vienna Central Cemetery on March 29th, 1827.

BEETHOVEN’S SCHOOLING

• Beethoven attended the University of Bonn in Germany. He studied music here, and left Bonn University when he was 22.
• Beethoven’s dad saw Beethoven’s musical talent when he was just a kid. His dad made sure that he received a solid musical education.

FUN FACTS

• Beethoven first performed publicly when he was only 8 years old.
• Some of his greatest compositions were written when he was going deaf.
• No one knows the exact date he was born, but he was baptized on December 17, 1770.
• He was most likely born on December 16, 1770, because babies had to be baptized within 24 hours of their birth.
• The movie “Beethoven” was based on Ludwig Van Beethoven.

BEETHOVEN’S FATHER

• Johann Van Beethoven, Beethoven’s father, was an alcoholic who beat Beethoven into practicing music.
• Beethoven’s father pulled his son out of school when he was only 10 years old.

FUN FACTS

• Beethoven went deaf in 1801, though very few people knew
• Beethoven thought he was born two years later than he actually was for a while in his lifetime.
• Beethoven was born into a musical family

WEBSITES USED

• Biography.com
• Brittanica.com
• Wikipedia

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