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= = = = = = = Ludwig Van Beethoven =

Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in Germany on December 16,1770. He grew up in the classical period. Beethoven was born of a family of musicians. His father and grandfather were also professional musicians. His father,Johann, was his very first piano teacher but Beethoven finally decided to get a new music teacher. His new teacher was C.G. Neefe, he was a piano organist. Sometimes his father would make Beethoven play in the middle of the night and for guests. Beethoven was seven years old when he had first played in public. When Beethoven was 12, his first music work was published. At thirteen,he dropped out of school to concentrate on practice and to perform musical tours. In 1787, when Beethoven was seven he left Germany to go to Vienna,but after he stayed a short period of time there after he had heard that his mother was dying, he went back to Germany. After five years Beethoven traveled back to Vienna to live and work, he arrived in 1792. 1801-1802 this is the time called middle period. During 1813 Beethoven had discovered that he was beginning to lose his hearing. Unfortunly his hearing got worse and he lost his hearing. Luckly his was still able to play but could not hear his beautiful work. Soon enough his hearing was so bad he could not perform anymore. Sadly Bethoven died on March 26 1827. Many people thought it was because his lose of money no one could support him. Some of his

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