Ludwig Van Beethoven

Ludwig Van Beethoven

His birth is not truly know but he is believed to be born December 16, 1770 and died on March 26, 1827.

*He Is a deaf German composer.*He was not born deaf but in 1801 he became deaf.

*He was worked very hard at a young age on the violin, organ, and clavier.* At a very young age his dad worked him very hard.*He was deprived of sleep and practiced or hours on end*He was an average school student, however he dropped out of school at the age of 10 to study music full time.* After dropping out he was put on payroll at Assistant Court Organist, with an annual wage of 150 florins.* At age 12 he published his first compostition.*He is also said to have met Morzart to get some tips from him but no evidence showed he did.

* Some examples of his works are the smpythony " The ruins of Athens and Egmont" and the piano work "minuet In EB" and " Ronda In A".

*He never recieved medical attention for his deafness until 1822.*In order to still compose he cut off legs of his piano and listened to the vibrations.*He also switched to deeper notes so he could hear it better.*his cause of death was lead poisioning, he died at the age of 57.

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