Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven 

 Beethoven was born on Born December 16, 1770   in Bonn, Germany.

 Ludwig was baptized: December 17, 1770  

 Died: March 26, 1827

 Beethoven was the oldest of 3 boys, originally had 6 siblings.

 Beethoven's father was a musician at the House of Bonn. But his father was an alcoholic. 

 Ludwig felt responsible for his siblings because of his fathers poor influence on the other children. 

 His mother was very kind and tender hearted. Beethoven's mother was his best friend. 

 Beethoven wrote 138 pieces total in his life. 

 His two most famous symphonies are his 5th and 9th symphonies. 

 Moonlight Sonata was one of Beethoven’s most recognizable pieces of music ever. 

 Ludwig never married. He fell in love with one of his pupils, Countess Giulietta Guicciardi. He dedicated Moonlight Sonata to her. 

 He was to be married to her but her parents forbid the marriage. 

 Beethoven never had children either. 

 One of the most amazing things about Beethoven is he was deaf and never heard what his work of art sounded like. 

 "... For two years I have avoided almost all social gatherings because it is impossible for me to say to people "I am deaf". If I belonged to any other profession it would be easier, but in my profession it is a frightful state...“ Words of Beethoven himself. 

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