LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Power point made by: Yaritza Herrera, Marisol Gallegos, and Diana Gomez

COMPOSERS FULL NAME  Beethoven's full name was Ludwig van Beethoven.

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH  Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany. His date of birth was December

FAMILY INFORMATION  Beethoven was one of the 7 kids.  Four of his siblings died in the whom of his mother.  The three that survived were Ludwig van Beethoven, Caspar Anton carl, Nikolas Johann.  In 1767 Johann van Beethoven(his father) married Maria Magdalena.  His father was a drunkard.

CHILDHOOD INFORMATION  Beethoven inherited music from his grandfather.  He played Mozart's music.  He was locked in his room a lot to practice his talent of writing and composing music.  His life was frustrating because of his dad. wikipedia Commons. N.d. Photograph. n.p. Web. 10 May

EDUCATION INFORMATION  Beethoven went to school at Bonn, but he only stayed for a few years and he did not learn much especially in math and spelling.  After quitting school he studied music.  His school mates remember him as a poorly dressed boy.  He always got bad grades.

CAREER INFORMATION  Beethoven was really talented playing piano, he used most of his time playing piano. Wikimedia Commons. N.d. Photograph. n.p. Web. 9 May

ADULT LIFE INFORMATION  Beethoven never got married.  Beethoven moved to Vienna and did not want to go back to Bonn because it brings back memories from his awful childhood.

DATE PLACE AND CAUSES OF DEATH  Beethoven died march in Vienna.  During his funeral thousands of mourners visited his funeral.  The cause of Beethoven's death might been from lead poisoning.

INTERESTING FACTS 1.When Beethoven became death he started writing more romantic music. 2.Magdalena was a singer that said no to Beethoven's proposal because he was crazy and ugly. 3.Beethoven's father beat him in the head when he was a kid. 4.In march 29,1795 Beethoven made his first public appearance in Vienna. 5.Beethoven wrote both classical and romantic music.

FAMOUS SONGS  His famous songs were “Piano Sonata”, “The Funeral March”, “Moonlight Sonata”, “Pathetique” (sonata), “Adelaide the Creatures of Prometheus", and Symphony No.3 Eroica Op.55 E flat Major.

STYLE OF MUSIC  Beethoven's style of music was… Chamber music Sonatas Symphonies Songs  The time period was

WHY SHOULD WE STUDY THIS COMPOSER  We should study this composer because Beethoven has many famous songs, he has lots of interesting facts. Also he is a very good example because he was death and he still wrote songs and played piano.

WEBSITES & BOOKS  Wikimedia Commons. N.d. Photograph. n.p. Web. 9 May  About.com Music Education. N.d. Photograph. n.p. Web. 10 May  Oracle Think Quest. N.d. Photograph. n.p. Web. 10 May  wikimedia commons. N.d. website. encyclopedia Web.>