History of Music- Beethoven (No musical analysis)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

(1770-1827)

General backgroung

• He was deaf. He used hearning horns to help him hear. The legs were sawn off his piano so that he could feel the vibrations
• He was born in Germany, grown up in Bonn (West Germany). Spent most of his life in Vienna. This was one of the most important places for music at the time.
• He made money by dedicating music and preforming it to his…