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BEETHOVEN Ludwig van Beethoven was born on December 17, 1770 in Bonn. Beethoven was the second oldest child of the court musician and tenor singer Johann van Beethoven. His father was said to be a very violent, intemperate man. He would come home late at night after he finished drinking. He would get Beethoven up out of the bed and make him practice his music lessons. Beethoven wound up developing a sensitivity and vision for music. By …

…the “Kreutzer” and the “Spring” are particularly favorites with audiences. His thirty-two numbered piano sonatas make use of the developing form of piano. Beethoven was a very productive man. He produced in all, around three hundred and ninety eight pieces. This man is a legend. Musicians still look at his works and pieces for guidance for their own. I like Beethoven so much because he knew what he was doing and he did it well.