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When was beethoven born

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Born in Bonn in 1770, the eldest son of a singer in the Kapelle of the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and grandson of the Archbishop’s Kapellmeister, Beethoven moved in 1792 to Vienna. There he had some lessons from Haydn and others, quickly establishing himself as a remarkable keyboard player and original composer. By 1815 increasing deafness had made public performance impossible and accentuated existing eccentricities of character, patiently tolerated by a series of rich patrons and his royal pupil the Archduke Rudolph. Beethoven did much to enlarge the possibilities of music and widen the horizons of later generations of composers. To his contemporaries he was sometimes a controversial figure, making heavy demands on listeners by both the length and the complexity of his writing, as he explored new fields of music.

Stage Works

Although he contemplated others, Beethoven wrote only one opera. This was eventually called Fidelio after the name assumed by the heroine Leonora, who disguises herself as a boy and takes employment at the prison in which her husband has been

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Bonn 1770 - Vienna 1827

 

BEETHOVEN MIDI INDEX
Large collection of Classical MIDI of Beethoven's Music

 

 

 

 

Ludwig van Beethoven. German composer. Early achievements, as composer and performer, show to be extending the Viennese Classical tradition that Beethoven had inherited from Mozart and Haydn. As personal affliction -- deafness, and the inability to enter into happy personal relationships -- loomed larger, he began to compose in an increasingly individual musical style, and at the end of his life he wrote his most sublime and profound works. From his success at combining tradition and exploration and personal expression, Beethoven  came to be regarded as the dominant musical figure of the 19th century, and scarcely any significant composer since his time has escaped his influence or failed to acknowledge it. For the respect his works have commanded of musicians, and the popularity they have enjoyed among wider audiences, Beethoven is probably the most admired composer in the history of Western music [...].

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The Rhine River

Beethoven loved to walk along the Rhine River. This map gives you an idea of how long the river is.

  • Can you find Bonn?
  • See how Bonn looks today. Click on either picture to open the scene. You’ll see Beethoven standing tall before the Post Office!
  • Learn about the Rhine: its history, the cities along its banks, the stories about its castles, and how boats navigate the dangerous curves.
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Beethoven and Bonn

This house, where Beethoven was born, is now a museum. The rooms in which Beethoven spent his earliest years contain a rich amount of material associated with him: instruments, pictures, music, items he used, letters he wrote, musical ideas he sketched—an extensive and valuable collection.

The city of Bonn regards Beethoven as its most famous citizen. He’s still very much “alive” in the streets, neighborhoods, parks, and buildings

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