Composer Research PresentationBy: April Schuppenhauer & Julia Grover

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVENJust to make things clear…

BIRTH AND DEATH●Birth: December 16, 1770 Bonn,

Germany ●Death: March 26, 1827 Vienna, Austria

COUNTRIES Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany.

When it was 1792 he traveled to Vienna, Austria to study music with Haydn and he died there later on March 26th, 1827.

MARRIAGE LIFE He was essentially a private person and

was never married.

MUSIC TYPES Beethoven wrote many famous piano

sonatas. He wrote many symphonies.

DID YOU KNOW?1 Beethoven was a musical prodigy. At a

very young age he could play the piano very well.

Prodigies can play an

instrument or sing very well

at an extremely young age.

DID YOU KNOW?2 Beethoven was deaf. He began

experiencing deafness during his early years in Vienna. He was in his early twenties.

DID YOU KNOW?3 A famous wireless phone company

actually promotes one of Beethoven’s songs.

Guesses? Verizon ¾ Verizon phones have ringtones that

come preset with the phone. One of them includes a part of Beethoven's 5th symphony.

DID YOU KNOW? 4 He became the guardian of his nephew

Karl after the death of his brother in 1815.

DID YOU KNOW?5

INSPIRATION!

He was inspired by a lot of stuff that most people wouldn’t second guess about. Even with him being

deaf he was easily inspired. He could look at something and be

inspired!

SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS THIS COULD INSPIRE HIM TO WRITE AN

AMAZING SONG!

LISTENING LIBRARY Listen to Beethoven, Fur Elise.

GAME What instrument did he play? Piano Who promotes one of Beethoven’s songs? Verizon™ What is the thing that must’ve made his life a lot

more difficult? His deafness. What could help him write his song? Easily being inspired! What color was Beethoven’s hair? White What year was Beethoven born? 1770

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