Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770 Bonn, Germany to a talented family. His grandfather was a bass and court musician, while his father was a tenor and a music teacher. From a young age, Beethoven’s father doted on his musical talents, educating him in the art of piano playing and composing wanting his son to become a child prodigy like Mozart. In 1787 at the age of sixteen, Beethoven traveled to Vienna with hopes of studying alongside Mozart; however he was never able to and returned to Bonn. He did, fortunately meet Joseph Haydn when he was traveling to London and stayed in Bonn. After hearing Beethoven play, Haydn decided to teach him. Beethoven continued to work as a pianist, yet still he hoped working with Haydn would get him recognized …show more content…
During his stay Beethoven’s skills as a composer began to improve greatly. His first public performance finale happened in 1795, for his first or second piano concerto. After his performance Beethoven published them, and the profits from the sales managed to pay for his living expenses for a full year. A year after his public performance however, Beethoven’s life took a turn for the worst when he discovered he was going deaf. Beethoven would experience ringing in his ear and extreme tenderness the reason for sudden deafness is still unknown to this day, but most assume it could have been caused form an infection or autoimmune disease. The thing that Beethoven dedicated his life to became the most painful thing for him to experience, and having a conversation was far too long and draining for him. He decides to move from the city the suburb as instructed by his physician. Not being around the noise of the city made living somewhat easier for him physically. However mentally he was still surfing as he contemplated suicide, he saw no point in living if he could not write music. But luckily he overcame his battle with suicide by coming to terms with his condition, and continued his music. After accepting his condition, the music he wrote became more powerful and