LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

FAMILY

• Brother: Kasper Van Beethoven(Born in 1772)
• Brother: Johann Van Beethoven (Born in 1774)
• Mother: Maria Magadalend Keverich (Born in 1746)
• Father: Johann Van Beethoven (Born In 1740)

Birth
Ludwig’s exact birth day is not known. People say it is December 16 or 17, 1770. Ludwig also thought he had was born in 1772. Even after looking at official papers, he still insisted that he was born in 1772.

Life as A Child
As a child, he was very in to music. When his mother died, his alcoholic father had started making him pratice the piano whenever he wanted. He would also beat Ludwig.

Education
His father was the first to start teaching him. He wanted Beethoven to be a musical prodigy just like Wolfgang Mozart. His first public recital was on March 26, 1778 and called it “little son of 6 years.” He also went to a latin grade school called Tirocinium. He had spelling and sums issues for all of his life.
He wasn’t a good or bad student, he was just a normal student. He dropped out of school at 10 and studied music full time with Christian Gottlob Neefe.

Instruments
Ludwig was mostly known for playing the piano. He was also in the Classical and Romantic Eras.

Deafness
Ludwig had started becoming deaf very slowly. He had started to need to hit the keys harder and it was very hard to hear for him.

FACTS

• Ludwig Van Koopa (from Mario) is named after Ludwig Van Beethoven
• He had to drop out of school to support his family
• No one actually knows why he lost his hearing.
• The Austrian monarch, Prince Lichnowsky, was Beethoven’s most important patron.
• Beethoven was known for being a very difficult personality.

OPUS 129

• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t3217H8JppI&t=127s
• I like this song because it is very calming and relaxing.

FÜR ELISE

• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c1iZXyWLnXg
• I like this song because it sounds classy and kind of mysterious.

MOONLIGHT SONATA

• https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tr0otuiQuU
• This song I feel like was kind of sad and kind of saying that Beethoven’s life was sad.

WEBSITES I USED

• Biography.com
• Wikipedia
• medium.com
• Meriammusic.com