Ludwig Van BeethovenFast Facts:
-Born in Germany on December 16, 1770 -Family full of musicians -Gave first piano recital at the age of 7! -Worked as a musician in the court orchestra, and piano lessons to help support his family -1792 worked for Heiden -"Successor to Mozart" -Composed some of his greatest works between 1802-1814 -Mid 30s, began losing his hearing -1819 he became completely deaf -He continued composing after he became completely deaf, and some of the works such as Symphony no. 9 was one of his greatest known works -March 26, 1827 Beethoven had a public funeral that over 20,000 people attended |