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 * __Ludwig Van Beethoven__**



Born December 16,1770 in Bonn, Germany and died on 1827 at the age 56; he studied //Das wohltemperierte Clavier// from Bach manuscripts as child; pupil of AntonioSalieri; genius at keyboard improvisation;labored to perfect compositions; passionate believer in demoratic ideals; Mozarts //Requiem// sung at funerals in 1827 in Vienna, Austria. When Beethoven was in his late 20s,however, he began to exhibit symptoms of one of the most dreadful curses that a musician could ever face:Beethoven was going deaf by 1802 he was completly deaf. But he still played music when he was deaf but he had the music in his head. The funeral rites took place at the church of the Holy Trinity. It is estimated that between 10 000 and 30 000 people attended. Franz Schubert, timid and a huge admirer of Beethoven, without ever having become close to him, was one of the coffin bearers, along with other musicians.Schubert died the next year and was buried next to Beethoven. He wrote the Moonlight Sonata. He also wrote ** Fur Elise **

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