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Date of Birth
Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany on December 16, 1770 to Maria Magdalena Keverich and Johann van Beethoven -
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Talented pupil in compostion
His father taught him music endlessly so that he would he a prodigy like Mozart was, his father would wake up Beethoven in the middle of the night on many ocassions to improve his music. -
Published his first work
Beethoven offically published his first work and then traveled to Vienna to seek out Mozart as a teacher, but returned quickly. -
Beethoven's mother died
When Beethoven's mother died it took him months to recover from the shock. He was now responsible for his younger siblings. -
Went to Vienna, Austria to study with Josesph Haydn
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Made a mark as a brillant musican
Beethoven made a mark as a brillant painist and a composer with a number of works to his credit and powerful ambitions -
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Career offically lauched
Beethoven's career offically launched after publishing "the three Piano Trios, Op.1" -
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Salary was rasied by his wealthy friends
Beethoven was given a invatation to become a music director at Kassel, but his wealthy friends wanted him to stay in Vienna so they rasied his salary. -
Became an independent musican
Beethoven was one of the first musicans in history to become a independent musican. -
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Date of Dealth
Died in Vienna, Austria
