Second Entry

• 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