When Beethoven was a small boy, his father wanted him to be just like Mozart.
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When Beethoven was a small boy, his father wanted him to be just like Mozart.
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His father made him practice for hours and hours. Sometimes he was made to practice all night.
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When he would miss notes, his father would beat him.
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It was around the age of 17
when Beethoven
enjoyed one of his happiest
moments: He played for
Mozart, his father’s hero.
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Mozart advised everyone to
keep an eye on the young
Beethoven, he would be
famous one day. He was right.
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It was also around this
time, Beethoven
experienced one of his
saddest moments: his
mother died. He and his 2 little brothers were left alone with their bully of a
father.
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Beethoven also noticed he was
losing something as important to
himself as his mother: his
hearing. He was slowly going
deaf.
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He hid his deafness by
pretending to be unfriendly so
he wouldn’t have to work to
hear people talking to him.
That way, he kept it a secret
as long as he could. It could ruin his career.
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Beethoven became a great
pianist and composer. His
music was very famous. His 2
brothers, Johann and Kaspar had
gotten married and had
families. Ludwig had not.
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When his brother Kaspar
died, Beethoven went to his
house and took Kaspar’s son
Karl away from his mother. He
wanted to make a piano player out of him. He did it the only way he knew:
his father’s!
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Karl didn’t want to be a
musician. He wanted to be a soldier. He
ran away many times.
Beethoven would show up and take
him home.
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Karl made his point when he
shot himself. He didn’t
die, but Beethoven
got the message. He
took Karl back home.
Karl became the soldier
he wanted to be.
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Beethoven continued
composing until his
death at age 57. Most
history books list
the cause of death as a
stomach ailment.
History may need to be rewritten, however.