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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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    Dave Brubeck was born on the day December 6th, 1920. He was born in the city of and originally from Concord, California. His parents were Howard Brubeck and Elizabeth Brubeck. (Brubeck Institute). Dave Brubeck’s career as a jazz musician lasted for about sixty years. Dave Brubeck played the piano mostly during his career. Style wise, he refered very little to popular tunes. Dave Brubeck was very famous, if not the most famous jazz musician to live (Brubeck Institute). Dave Brubeck impacted the…

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    Many consider Michael Jackson to be one of the greatest pop singers of all time. He was a singer who was popular in the Jackson 5 in the late 60’s and had a very successful solo career throughout the 80’s. He was born on August 29, 1958 and died on June 25, 2009 (Michael Jackson: King of Pop). He was well known throughout the world and many people admired him for his talents. But many bad things have happened to him in the years before his death. This is one of those incidents. On November 19,…

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    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…

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    Beethoven Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770 sometime close to December 16th 1770 as this was the day he was baptized. The exact day of his birth is not known just that usually children were baptized within a few days after birth at that time. He was born to Maria and Johann Beethoven. Beethoven’s father Johann was a mediocre court singer who was known for his alcoholism. Beethoven started out learning music from his father who was not a nice man. I am really surprised that he even…

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    Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany on December 16, 1770. His parents were Johann and Maria Magdalena van Beethoven. Ludwig was the oldest of three children. Johann was a musician who taught Ludwig how to play piano and violin. He was an alcoholic, and he was very abusive. He forced Ludwig to play the piano and other instruments. He would be beaten and forced to practice until the early hours of the morning. Johann had heard about Mozart, the child prodigy, and he wanted his son to be…

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    Caitlin Williams LV.3 Words : 907 Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and a pianist. He was born in Bonn , Beethoven portrayed his musical talents at a very early age and was taught by his father, Johann van Beethoven. when he was 21 he moved to Vienna, where he started studying composition as well as gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. He lived in Vienna until his death. By his late 20s his hearing began to worsen, and by the last decade of his life he…

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    Concert Make-Up Assignment Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in December 1770 in Bonn, Germany. His father was a musician in Bonn. Beethoven was interested in music from an early age and when his father was at home, his father would teach Beethoven music. He learned to play the piano and the clavier, an instrument like a harpsichord. His father would punish him when he made mistakes or hesitated and that affected Beethoven's life and future. On March 26th, 1778, when he was seven years old, he had…

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    Ries taught Beethoven music as a violin teacher in Bonn when Beethoven was younger. Christian Gottlob Neefe was born in 1748 and died in 1798, this composer was one of Beethoven's very first teachers. It is hard to tell and know exactly when Neefe taught Beethoven but he arrived in Bonn in 1779. Neefe in 1783, wrote of Beethoven in a magazine called "Magazine of music" he wrote "If he continues like this he will, without doubt, become the next Mozart". Franz Joseph Haydn was born in 1732 and…

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    Beethoven was a very impressive composer. Here are some facts about Beethoven. He's full name is Ludwig Van Beethoven. Beethoven was born in the attic in a house in Bonn, Germany. Because his birth record is missing so no one knows his real birthdate. His baptism record did survive, however. It reveals the child was christened on 12 17 1770 at a time and place when infants were typically baptized the day after birth. As a result, Beethoven's birthday is commemorated on 1/16. Beethoven's…

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