People often referred to his mother as a warm, caring person. Beethoven called her his “best friend.” Of the seven children making up the Beethoven family, only three survived.

While Ludwig was still young, he took an interest in music. His father taught him music day and night, envisioning his son as the new mozart.

On March 26th, 1778, Beethoven gave his first performance. Although he was 7 ½ years old, his father announced to the crowd that he was only 6. This caused Beethoven to think for a long time after that that he was younger than he really was.

But his father could only teach him so much, and soon Beethoven began lessons with Gottlob Neefe, famous musician and composer.

In 1782, when he was not yet 12, Beethoven composed his …show more content…
The prince soon realized the boy’s talent, and, in 1787 sent him down to Vienna to study with Mozart and further his musical education.

His first public performance was in Vienna, where each musician would play a piece that they themselves had composed. Years later Mozart would play again in Vienna.

In 1800 Mozart organized a concert in Vienna, which included the presentation of his first symphony. Just one year later, Beethoven told his friends at bonn that he suspected he was slowly going deaf. Soon after, in 1802, Beethoven wrote of the cruel irony of life-that he, famous composer and musician, would become deaf.

Soon Beethoven would avoid all social interactions, hoping to keep his deafness secret, and knowing he did not have the nerve to tell people of his deafness. Knowing that his condition would worsen over time, Beethoven wrote many pieces before his illness was extreme.

In 1812, Beethoven contacted the inventor Maelzel, who he had previously met. The inventor had come up with many ways for Beethoven to work through his deafness and still compose, such as: acoustic cornets, a listening system hooked up to the piano, a pan harmonica, and above all, the