Ludwig Van Beethoven, a classical music composer who inspired many with unique talent. Beethoven was born into the generation of two other famous composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Sebastian Bach in the year of 1770 on December 17th. He was baptized then as well. His father, Johann Van Beethoven pushed his musicality far because he wanted his son to be a successful composer like Amadeus. Beethoven was admired for his struggles as a musician and because he did not care about what others thought of his music. He wrote beautiful pieces that inspired people, and pieces that are still played and listened to today. since his father wanted him to be well known, as a boy his father would take him to preform at concerts and make him practice …show more content…
The Boston tea party was a act of protest against taxation. The British Parliaments threw nearly three hundred and forty two barrels of tea into the Boston Harbor. On July 4th, 1776 when Beethoven was still young, the Declaration of Independence was approved by congress men. It was a document stating peace and liberty. As Beethoven got older he went through what is any composers nightmare, hearing loss. Over the years starting when he was twenty-six years of age Ludwig’s hearing started to get worse, then soon was nearly completely deaf on the last ten years of his life. So he had hearing aids, or (hearing trumpets.) They were a long tube like figure with a cone at the end. The aid had a curved part at the top so he can have it on his ear. They did not however work for him but he placed a belief that they would. Ludwig was though admired for his struggles as a musician and carelessness of peoples opinions. He, as like any other well known musicians had many hard times trying to write good pieces. Beethoven wrote music for symphonies, bands, orchestras, and even operas. Although Beethoven had many hardships, he still managed to play and conduct