Music History

harmony history van Beethoven, Berlioz and Chopin *Beethoven. Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770 to Johann van Beethoven and his wife, Maria Magdalena. He took his first music lessons from his father, who was tenor in the choir of the archbishop-elector of Cologne. His father was an unstable, yet challenging man whose excessive drinking, rough temper and anxiety amazingly did not diminish Beethoven’s love for music. He studied and performed with great success, in spite of becoming the breadwinner of his household by the time he was 18 years old.

His father’s increasingly serious alcohol problem and the earlier cobblers last of his grandfather in 1773 sent his family into deepening poverty. At first, Beethoven made little impact on the musical society, despite his father’s hopes. When he turned 11, he left field school and became an assistant organist to Christian Gottlob Neefe at the court of Bonn, cultivation from him and other musicians. In 1783 he becam...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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