LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

By: Anastacia Norman-Doss

&

Gabby Berry

BEETHOVEN’S LIFE

Beethoven was born on the 16th of December in 1770, in

Bonn, Germany. As a child he loved music partially because his

father was a musician. At eleven years old he had a teacher by

the name of C.G. Neefe and at twelve published his first music.

It has been said that Beethoven became deaf from a disease

called Otosclerosis (a growth of a bone in the inner ear that

prevents the ear from working properly). It has been said by

many of his peers that he was a man of great ideas.

HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

It has been said that Beethoven’s biggest

accomplishments were his symphonies, his

concertos, and his piano sonatas. Before his works

came to be, there was music that was non harmonic,

meaning they had no harmony what so ever, most

would call it boring or repetitive. Beethoven was

liked very much by his teachers and sponsors, but

many people could not get along with him because of

his anger. No one seemed to disagree with his works

IMPACT

Beethoven had musical talent, he proved that you

can be the best if you have talent, he inspired many

other great musicians after he died. During the

Enlightment, music was touched by his passionate

sonatas and symphonies that expressed romanticism

which challenged the calm classicism during his

time.

HIS MUSICAL WORKS

Ode to joy(9th symphony)

It is said that no one knows the story to Beethoven’s “Ode to

joy” it remains a mystery.

Moonlight sonata

One of Beethoven’s best piano works, started in 1801, and

finished in 1802

Symphony 5

Beethoven worked on this piece fro 1804-1808, and his best

known composition