What Are Beethoven's Major Accomplishments

Beethoven is probably one of the greatest composers of all time. He went deaf later in life and never got to hear his final works of art. Beethoven’s nine symphonies are probably his greatest accomplishment ever. Beethoven also wrote an opera, four solo concerti, five string quartets, six string sonatas, seven piano sonatas, five sets of piano variations, and four trios, Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770, in Bonn, Germany and was baptized on December 17, 1770. Ludwig had two younger brothers, Casper and Johann. Ludwig’s mother, Maria Magdalena Van Beethoven, was a kind and loving person. Ludwig’s father, Johann van Beethoven, was a court singer who was known for his alcohol addiction more than his musical talent. As a young boy, Beethoven was taught by his father how to play the piano, violin, and clarinet. On a daily basis, Beethoven was Beaten and locked in a cellar and did not get much sleep for extra hours of practice. He was beaten on every wrong note he played. Neighbors gave accounts of Beethoven crying while he played the clavier, standing on top of a stool to reach the piano keys, and his father was beating him for each mistake he made. …show more content…
Beethoven left for Vienna in 1792 to perform for Mozart. Shortly after he got to Vienna, Austria, his mom got very ill. Therefore, Beethoven left Vienna to go home to his mother. Shortly after, he got home his mom sadly died a while after. Since then, Beethoven had to take care of his family, because Beethoven’s father was always drunk with his drinking friends and his two brothers were too young to care for themselves. A few years later, Beethoven’s father had died from sickness. Therefore, Beethoven left for Vienna with his two younger brothers, and they never returned home to Vienna,