How Did Ludwig Van Beethoven Develop

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Ludwig Van Beethoven was a stubborn inventive and creative composer and was the leading musical figure of the romantic and classical era who has inspired with his intriguing life from his youngest years to his oldest. Who also is considered one of the most widely recognized composers in the history of western music.

Early life and family
Ludwig Van Beethoven was born somewhere between the dates December 16th or 17th of 1770 in Bonn, Cologne Germany his birth date is uncertain because of laws and customs back then when babies were baptised twenty-four hours after birth.
Beethoven's family heavily influenced him as a child and even as an adult in both good and bad ways. His family included Johan van beethoven his father who was a court singer

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