Ludwig Van Beethoven, was a great composer, pianist and conductor, born in Germany on December 16, 1770. His family was originally from Belgium. His parents were Johann Van Beethoven, German tenor at the court of Bonn, and Maria Magdalena Keverich. From a very young age, Ludwig was interested in music, receiving all the support from his father who trained him on the foundations of this beautiful art.
When he was just 7 years old, Beethoven performed his first performance in public. Given the pedagogical and musical limitations of his father, Ludwig receives teaching from other instructors, who, astonished, saw how this child learned quickly, especially organ and composition. One of his instructors was the experienced Gottlob Neefe, who generated great influence on him. This musician recognized the extraordinary level of Beethoven's talent, so in addition to teaching him everything related to music, he also gave him knowledge about the most outstanding works of ancient and contemporary philosophers and intellectuals.
At age 11, Beethoven published his first composition called “Nine Variations on a March by Ernst Christop Dressler. From then on, Beethoven's musical life was on the rise, very soon he stopped needing to perform concerts in order to survive as offers rained down on him to perform compositions and concerts. However, on the cusp of his success, Beethoven begins to suffer from a loss of his hearing abilities due to otosclerosis of the inner ear. This, instead of depressing him and separating him from the music, greatly influenced the way of composing.
This famous musician and composer died in Vienna on March 26, 1827. Beethoven's cause of death is somewhat unclear; it has not yet been determined what caused his death.
