LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD

• December 16, 1770– March 26, 1827
• The day after he was born, he was baptized. A common thing in Germany
• His mother and father were Jan and Maria
• He had no job as a child
• He had started out as a musician

MORE ABOUT CHILDHOOD

• Ludwig never went to school so he did not struggle or move to go
• During his childhood, he traveled to Vienna in hopes to study with Mozart
• Having learned that their mother was ill, they returned

MORE ABOUT CHILDHOOD

• When they go home, their mother had died.
• By the time they got home they were devastated
• Shortly after, his father fell to alcoholism.

BIRTH AND DEATHPLACE AND MUSIC

• Ludwig had been born in Germany
• He did move and live elsewhere, but not out of Germany.
• He had died in Austria
• He had composed in both the classic and romantic eras

MUSIC ADD ONS

• Ludwig had a sad and painful start to music, because he got beat by his alcoholic father into practicing music.
• He had gotten his music training at his home
• His first trainer was his dad, then he had more professional people train him

MORE MUSIC ADD ONS

• Ludwig was known for playing the piano, like in Für Elise, which means “For Elise”
• He mostly composed operas, some solos, and some symphony’s
• When it comes to style, he mostly plays for solo piano. Some orchestra too.

FUN FACTS!

• His grandpa had become Kapellmeister in 1761
• He was married in Bonn
• He had become very poor at the age of 18
• His grandpa died in 1773
• He had no actual recorded day of birth. They just said “Why not December 16?” “Sounds good to us people.”

FÜR ELISE

• https://youtu.be/c1iZXyWLnXg
• I have been listening to this for a while and I like its tempo.
• Für Elise means “For Elise.”

MOONLIGHT SONATA

• https://youtu.be/9ZZ3-YU2o6g

SYMPHONY NO. 5

• https://youtu.be/fOk8Tm815lE

I USED

• Wikipedia.com
• Biography.com
• Britannica.com

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