Ludwig van Beethoven

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knew that at a young age Mozart was very talented. His father wanted him to be successful, too. Beethoven's father made him practice for hours at a time. His dream was to have his son make the family rich. After long nights of drinking, Beethoven's father would sometimes drag his son out of bed to practice the piano or play for guests. He have his first performance when he was just seven years old.

Beethoven found a new teacher when he got a little older. He was becoming a fine pianist and would often improvise, or make up, the music as he played it. As a teenager Beethoven traveled to Vienna, Austria and got to play for Mozart. Mozart was very impressed with the young teen's talent. He told people to keep and eye on this young man. While in Vienna Beethoven gave piano lessons and was becoming a popular. The French Revolution of 1789 was going on at the time and many people were dying in war.

In 1779 Beethoven began Studying with a teacher named Christian Neefe. Neefe ...

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He also liked Italian, French, Slavic, and even Celtic which is found in Ireland.

In 1792 he was able to go and study with an "Old Master". This meant someone who was very well known and who was very talented at teaching and playing music.

Beethoven at first did not want to become a composer. He very much liked playing instruments in concert. However the first composition he sold made him very wealthy and he no longer had to worry about money.

Beethoven composed his famous six string quartets between 1798 and 1800. He was known as one of the most important composers during the classical period. He had his brother step in and help him as a manager of sorts. He was able to ...

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