LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

BEETHOVEN FAMILY LIFE.

• Beethoven was born in Bonn Germany.
• He was baptized on December 17, 1770.
• Beethoven’s actual date of birth was never known.

FAMILY LIFE

• Beethoven had two brothers, whose names were Johan, and Franz
• He was good friends with Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

YOUNG AGE

• At a very young age Beethoven wrote his first song, Opus 1 Piano Trio.
• Also at a very young age people could see he had talent for music.
• He also was taught by his father on how to play piano and violin.

MIDDLE AGE

• In 1800 he premiered his first symphony.
• And his first string quartet was published in 1801.

MIDDLE AGE

• At the age of 28, he started to go deaf.
• Also around this time period he made quite of few more songs, such as the 4th, 5th, 6th, symphonies. Also the Moonlight Sonata.

MOONLIGHT SONATA

• https://youtu.be/4591dCHe_sE

THE 6TH SYMPHONY/ THE RECOLLECTIONS OF COUNTRY LIFE

• https://youtu.be/fOk8Tm815lE

THE 9TH SYMPHONY

• https://youtu.be/t3217H8JppI
• When Beethoven performed the 9th he was completely deaf at the time.
• The 9th is also the most well known piece that Beethoven wrote.

BEETHOVEN TODAY

• Beethoven’s grave is located in Vienna Zentralfriedhof.
• Most people say that Beethoven is the best composer to ever live.

FUN FACTS

• He was the third Ludwig Van Beethoven in his family.
• He was not very lucky in love.
• He died during a thunderstorm at age 56.
• He made a total of 722 pieces.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

WEBSITES USED

• Britannica.com
• Wikipedia.org
• Classicfm.com
• And also Haiku Deck