Beethoven

ever written, Ludwig van Beethoven created a bridge between the 18th-

century classical period and the new beginnings of Romanticism. His

greatest breakthroughs in composition came in his instrumental work,

including his symphonies. Unlike his predecessor Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart, for whom writing music seemed to come easily, Beethoven always

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, and was baptized on

Dec. 17, 1770. (There is no record of his birth date.) His father and

grandfather worked as court musicians in Bonn. Ludwig's father, a

singer, gave him his early musical training. Although he had only

meager academic schooling, he studied piano, violin, and French horn,

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