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Ludwig Van Beethoven was born on or about December 16 1770 in bonn Germany. Beethoven was baptized on December 17 but date of birth is uncertain. Beethoven was an accomplished pianist and composer. He was also deaf and that is when he had his greatest works. He had many amazing compositions including symphony 3. He devoted symphony 3 in Napoleon Bonaparte’s honor. He admired Napoleon for many reasons and they were also only 1 year apart in age. Beethoven had his first performance at age 7. When he started going deaf his music changed and got much better. He was fully deaf by 1819. Eventually he could no longer perform his pieces and became the first person to write pieces for someone else.
Johann van Beethoven was Beethoven’s dad. Beethoven‘s

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