- Ludwig van Beethoven was born in a family of musician
- Johann van Beethoven and Maria Magdalena Kewerich were Ludwig's parents
- Ludwig's father was very envy Mozart's father, who had a talented son in music.
- Ludwig was often woken up by his drunk father in the midnight and be foreced to practice at the clavier or violin. Relaxation was not part of his daily schedule.
- Began to learn to play the pianoforte at the age of four.
- 1778-first concert
- started to play in the theatre orchestra as a violist in court.
- 1782, Christian Gottlob Neefe became Court organist in Bonn
- 1782, Neefe started to teach Ludwig as much as the eager youth could absorb.
- Beethoven played the organ, piaano, viola, violin.
- 1784, Ludwig got an allowance and officially made him a court muscian.
- 1784-1787 court muscian
