Semester Project Music 1010 Annette Redmond Ludwig Van

Semester Project Music 1010 Annette Redmond

�Ludwig Van Beethoven was born December 17 th 1771 in Bonn, Germany. �His father was Johann Van Beethoven. �His mother was Maria Magdalena Keverich.

� Beethoven’s father was a musician and began teaching him at an early age. � Beethoven was very gifted even from a very early age. � He gave his first performance at the age of 7.

� Johann’s teaching ability was very limited, so he sent him to study under Gottlob Neefe. � Beethoven published his first work before the age of 9. � Ludwig was appointed the organist of the court of Maximilian Franz at the age of 13.

� Prince Maximilian Franz sent Beethoven to Vienna to study under Mozart in 1787, but was called back home when his mother was dying. � His mother would pass away on July 17 th, 1787.

� Beethoven would then return to Vienna five years later never to return back to his place of birth again. � In Vienna he took lessons with Haydn and Albrechtsberger.

� In 1794 he composed his opus 1 three trios for piano, the following year he gave his first public performance. � After the performance he went on tour to the cities of Prague, Dresden, Leipzig, and berlin.

� In 1800 Beethoven organized a new concert at Vienna and presented his first symphony. � Beethoven shared with one of his friends he was going deaf through a letter he wrote to him and that he was disgusted because of it.

� Do to Beethoven losing his hearing he was very depressed and suicidal. � Beethoven’s love for music pulled him through and he threw himself into his work.

� Beethoven created one of the greatest sonatas of all time, The Storm, opus 31 after he got through his self disgust. � His creativity would become very intense in the years that followed and he would create many symphonies.

� In 1809 Beethoven decided he wanted to leave Vienna. One of his oldest friends Countess Anna Marie Erody kept him in Vienna. � Beethoven was to never leave Vienna because of a 4000 florins grant to be paid to Beethoven.

� Beethoven’s brother Karl died in 1815 leaving Beethoven custody of his 9 year old son along with his widow. � Beethoven serious. took this responsibility very

� Beethoven hoped young Karl would have talent and had Carl Czerny begin teaching the young boy. � Karl did not have the talent Beethoven had hoped for.

� Beethoven began drafting the first theme to the ninth symphony at this time. � Two in D. years later he began composing his mass

� The ninth symphony was practically finished in 1823. � The first date it was ever played was May 7 th, 1824.

� In 1826 Beethoven caught a cold on the way home from his brothers. � The illness complicated other illnesses Beethoven had.

� Beethoven passed away on March 26, 1827 surrounded by his closest friends. � His services were held at the church of the Holy Trinity.

� It is estimated the anywhere from 10, 000 to 30, 000 people attended the services � Beethoven was laid to rest in Wahring cemetery which is now Schubert Park.