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    Ludwig Van Beethoven was a German composer and the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. He was born in Bonn, Germany on December, 1770. Although his exact date of birth is uncertain, Beethoven was baptized on December 17, 1770. With Beethoven’s father and grandfather being musically talented, Beethoven proudly followed in their footsteps, studying the violin and clavier with his father and anything else he could in his town. Beethoven became an amazing musician from his earliest days and displayed his creative imagination that would reach further then any composer before him. Beethoven’s own transformation from a Classical composer to a Romantic one, influenced the music of his time,…

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    Beethoven had a traumatic childhood even if he grew up surrounded by music. Ludwig van Beethoven was born around December 16, 1770, and baptized on December 17 in Bonn, located in the now-nonexistent Electorate of Cologne (“Ludwig van Beethoven”). His parents, Johann van Beethoven and Maria Magdalena van Beethoven, had to bury two children before Ludwig, and celebrated his successful birth. Maria bore Johann two more sons after Ludwig: Caspar Carl, born in 1774 and Nickolaus Johann, born in 1776…

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    Just to keep it simple I gave Very Best of Beethoven on Amazon. It has 2 CDs and 10 tracks each. History behind Ludwig van Beethoven, he was a German writer and musician. A significant figure in the move between the Classical and Romantic times in Western workmanship music, he stays a standout amongst the most acclaimed and powerful of all authors. His best-known organizations…

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    Ludwig Van Beethoven Ludwig Van Beethoven was a German classical composer in the 1800’s. He was born into the music industry with both his father and grandfather being musicians themselves. He and his family became fairly poor after the death of his grandfather; with his father falling into alcoholism the young Beethoven had to be the one to not only hold the family together but also make enough money to take care of everyone, so by the time he was 11 he had to drop out of school to make money…

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    Austin 1Lesma Taylor-AustinHumanities 1101- 41751Final Research Project Part 3Dean FeldmanApril 12, 2016Ludwig van BeethovenA Composer, Pianist, moody, brilliant musician, one name comes to mind… LudwigVan Beethoven! A protégé of a musical family, Beethoven has a natural touch inexploring the ins and outs of music that will be hard for anyone to follow in years tocome. He has transformed music by exploring the passionate and romantic side incontrast to the classical music (Sayre, 407). Beethoven…

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    Ludwig Van Beethoven Ludwig Van Beethoven was a man filled with loathe from a scarring childhood, loosing what he used most, doing what he loved, with the life he lived and the legacy he left. Beethoven had a very scarring childhood that sculpted the way he lived for the rest of his life. Ludwig Van Beethoven was born on December 15, 1772 (Slonimsky 134) to a tiny- framed woman named Maria Magdalena Van Beethoven (Biography.com Editors 1), and an alcoholic named Johann Van Beethoven…

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    Ludwig van Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770 in Cologne, a region of the Holy Roman Empire. Beethoven was born into a family of music, with his father being a court singer and his grandfather being an extremely successful musician, thus bringing motivation to young Beethoven. His father Johann, however, was also known for his alcoholism and there were multiple reports from neighbors that his father rigorously taught him music, beating him for any mistake or fault. Almost everyday, he would…

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    Ashley Molina 10/11/2014 Music Appreciation 110 Dr. Matthew Postle LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. Beethoven was one of the world’s greatest composers and pianist. Beethoven was self-educated and had high morals. In his younger years of life he played for Mozart. Mozart knew Beethoven was something special. At the age of twelve Beethoven composed his first composition. Before Beethoven turned twenty two he moved to Vienna, Austria to…

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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…

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    Ludwig Van Beethoven, was the composer who changed music more than any other composer, the sound of music and what the other composers that were to come after him thought. He wrote nine symphonies, five piano concertos, an opera and many pieces of chamber music that jolted music right out of itself. Beethoven changed music by creating a new era called Romanticism, influencing the other composers and changing the old methods by adding a special twist. The first way that Beethoven changed music…

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