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Ludwig van Beethoven was born on Decmber 16,1770 in Bonn, Germany. His dad was a mediocre court singer that was known for his alcoholism rather than his musical ability. Sometime in between the births of his two younger brothers (both survived into adulthood), his father began teaching Beethoven music with much rigor and brutality. Many accounts provided by neighbors depict the small boy weeping while he played the clavier as his father would beat him for each hesitation or mistake. However, by 1784, his father's alcoholism only worsened and he was no longer able to support his family. After this, Beethoven formally requested an official appointment as assistant court organist and — despite his young age — was accepted and received an annual salary of 150 florins.
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As the new century (1800s) progressed, Beethoven composed multiple pieces that marked him as a masterful composer reaching his musical maturity. In 1801 he published "Six String Quartets" which reflected his mastery of the most difficult and cherished of Viennese forms developed under the study of Mozart and Haydn. Another composition in 1801, "The Creatures of Prometheus", received 27 performances at the Imperial Court Theater. This was around the same time that Beethoven discovered that he was going deaf. Despite his impaired hearing, Beethoven went on to compose many of his greatest works (he was almost totally deaf!). After many years of composing, Ludwig van Beethoven died on March 26,1827 in Vienna, Austria.
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Some of the styles and forms that Beethoven incorporated into is work was string quartet, sym, and ballet. Of his numerous compositions, three of them are "Fur Elise", "String Quartet No. 14", and "Symphony No. 5".
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