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Chronology 1770 – Beethoven was born on December 15 or 16. (The exact date of his birth is unknown; however we do know that he was baptized on December 17). 1773 – The death of Beethoven’s grandfather, Ludwig, on December 24. (Ludwig served as a father figure to young Beethoven, whose own father was a drunk). 1775 – Beethoven’s grandmother, Josepha, dies. 1778 – Beethoven holds his first public concert in Cologne on March 26. 1782 – He completes his first published works, The Dressler Variations for piano. 1784 – In June, Beethoven becomes a deputy organist in Bonn, working under the tutelage of C.G. Neefe. 1787 – Beethoven’s mother dies of consumption on July 17. 1792– Beethoven goes to Vienna in November to study with Hayden; His father dies on December 18, in Bonn. 1795 – Beethoven gives his first public performance in Vienna on March 29; Also in 1795, he proposes to a woman named Magdalena Willman, who leaves him heartbroken. 1797-1799 – Beethoven begins to experience notable signs of hearing loss. 1801 – Completed “Moonlight Sonata.” 1802 – Wrote the “Heiligenstadt Testament,” in which he confessed his feelings of helplessness and despair over his increasing deafness. 1803 – Composed the “Eroica” Symphony. 1807 – Began composition of the Fifth Symphony. 1808 – Wrote the Sixth Symphony. 1816 – Beethoven became ill. (He remained ill for the majority of his final years). 1822 – Began working on the Ninth Symphony. 1826 – Beethoven experiences declining health. He has the first of four operations. 1827 – Beethoven died on March 26, at the age of 56. One of the most fascinating aspects of Beethoven’s life, his deafness, is also one of the most tragic. Beethoven began noticing signs of hearing loss at the age of twenty-eight. In the beginning, his problems were slight. They consisted of being unable to hear the ringing of church bells in the distance. His problems worsened quickly, however, and Beethoven was completely deaf by the age of fifty. Dealing with hearing loss was an incredibly difficult feat for Beethoven, who had dedicated his life to music.
Approximate Word count = 1395
Approximate Pages = 5.6
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