Ludwig van Beethoven

1. Ludwig van Beethoven Power point made by: Yaritza Herrera, Marisol Gallegos, and Diana Gomez

2. Composers full name Beethoven's full name was Ludwig van Beethoven.

3. Date and place of birth Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany. His date of birth was December 17 1770.

4. Family information Beethoven was one of the 7 kids. Four of his siblings died in his mothers stomach . The three that survived were Ludwig van Beethoven, Caspar Anton carl, Nikolas Johann. In 1767 Johann van Beethoven(his father) married Maria Magdalena. His father got drunk a lot.

5. Childhood information Beethoven inherited music from his grandfather. He played Mozart's music. His father locked him in his room so he can practice his talent of playing music. His life was frustrating because of his dad. wikipedia Commons. N.d. Photograph. n.p. Web. 10 May 2013. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thirteen-year-old_Beethoven.jpg>.

6. Education information Beethoven went to school at Bonn, but he only stayed for a few years and he did not learn much especially in math and spelling. After quitting school he studied music. His school mates remember him as a poorly dressed boy. He always got bad grades.

7. Career information Beethoven was really talented playing piano, he used most of his time playing piano. Wikimedia Commons. N.d. Photograph. n.p. Web. 9 May 2013. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beethoven.jpg>.

8. Adult life information Beethoven never got married. Beethoven moved to Vienna and did not want to go back to Bonn because it brings back memories from his awful childhood. He spent most of his time writing music. Wikimedia Commons. N.d. Photograph. n.p. Web. 9 May 2013. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beethoven.jpg>.

9. Date place and causes of death Beethoven died march 26 1827 in Vienna. During his funeral thousands of mourners visited his funeral. The cause of Beethoven's death might been from lead poisoning.

10. Interesting facts When Beethoven became death he started writing more romantic music. Magdalena was a singer that said no to Beethoven's proposal because he was crazy and ugly. Beethoven's father beat a lot when he was a kid. In march 29,1795 Beethoven made his first public appearance in Vienna. Beethoven wrote both classical and romantic music.

11. Famous songs His famous songs were “Piano Sonata” , “The Funeral March” , “Moonlight Sonata”, “Pathetique” (sonata), “Adelaide the Creatures of Prometheus", and Symphony No.3 Eroica Op.55 E flat Major.

12. Style of music Beethoven's style of music was… Chamber music Sonatas Symphonies Songs The time period was 1770 -1827

13. Style of music Beethoven's style of music was… Chamber music Sonatas Symphonies Songs The time period was 1770 -1827

14. Why should we study this composer We should study this composer because Beethoven has many famous songs, he has lots of interesting facts. Also he is a very good example because he was death and he still wrote songs and played piano.

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