Beethoven
Beethoven is one of the most well known and respected composers of the world today. He is a house hold name, after writing many pieces for the piano and violin. He achieved greatness through patience and skill. It all started on December 16, 1770, in Bonn, Germany, where Ludwig Van Beethoven was born. The next day he was baptized into Christianity. He was oldest of three kids, with his brothers Casper and Nikolaus. His mother, a former chambermaid, was Maria, Magdalena. H is Father, Johann van Beethoven, was a musician, playing the piano and violin just well enough to give lessons. That and the income from his voice lessons was his salary. As a young man, he worked at the elector’s singing soprano and tenor. Johann wanted his eldest son to be a prodigy like Mozart, and started lessons very young. He appointed himself teacher for the young boy, and forced him to practice piano for hours at a time. Johann was an alcoholic, and it is said that he would drag poor Ludwig out of his bed at all hours of the night to play for his pub friends. Although Ludwig had to deal with all these afflictions, he still managed to take a liking to music, making up his own tunes in his spare time. After some time, Johann seemed to realize Lud
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