Ludwig van Beethoven

     


                        Born:  1770 in Germany
                        Died:  1827
                        Music Period:  Classical/Romantic
                        Instrument(s) Played:  Piano, violin, organ
                        Major Compositions:
                        Piano:  Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op 27, No.l 2 (Moonlight)
                        Orchestra:  Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 (Pastoral)
                        Choral:  Missa Solemnis (Mass in D Major) Op. 123
                        Interesting Facts:  Beethoven played for Bach and studied with
                        Haydn.  He
loved nature.  He became deaf in 1820.
 

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