Best Known For Ludwig van Beethoven was a deaf German composer
and the predominant musical figure in the transitional period
between the Classical and Romantic eras. A short biography of
Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven got the opportunity to go to
Vienna and intends to play for Mozart. Celebrated as musical
genius, Beethoven's compositions are often extremely difficult
to play. As a child Beethoven was taught by his father to play
the piano: His drunken teacher often beat him when he did not
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Not yet known as a composer, Beethoven quickly established a
reputation as a virtuoso pianist who was especially adept at
improvisation. Beethoven won many patrons among the leading
citizens of the Viennese aristocracy, who provided him with
lodging and funds, allowing Beethoven, in 1794, to sever ties
with the Electorate of Cologne. Beethoven made his long-awaited
public debut in Vienna on March 29, 17