Beethoven
Beginning of paper
Ludwig van was born 1770 in Bonn Germany. His mother
was a singer in the service; his father was a court musician that had little
motivation and a drinking problem. His father noticed that had a
gift at a young age, and began teaching him piano and violin. But
Beethoven was a hard learner ....
Middle of paper
.... first shows in Vienna in 1795. He was the first composer
that was not supported by wealthy persons; instead Beethoven supported
himself with money from selling his music. By 1778, Beethoven started
hearing humming and whistling sound in his ears, and it got worse. A few
years later, he became completely deaf. Although he was deaf he could still
write music. He finished his first symphony in 1800.
In 1802, Beethoven became depressed and thought a lot about suicide. He
went ....
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