Why Is Beethoven Considered A Child Prodigy

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Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. Both his grandfather and father were musicians, so it provided Beethoven with a nice musical background. Unfortunately, his father forced him into doing music lessons and was very tough on him. Although of his father’s behavior, surprisingly Beethoven embraced music. Like Mozart, Beethoven was considered a child prodigy. This is not a surprise knowing the fact he started composing piano music when he was 12 years old. At 16 years old, he took some lessons with Mozart. However, Beethoven didn’t really like their music. This will lead to his musical innovations later. Through the later years of his life, he began to become deaf, which is really unfortunate for someone who has a career