beethoven, ludwig van

Tells the story of composer Ludwig van Beethoven as a child who was bad at math, but very, very good at music.

An in-depth examination of Beethoven's career and his individual compositions, discussing the influence of his personal life on his works and placing them in their historical context.

Profiles the life and music of Beethoven including the influence of Mozart and Haydn on him.

Presents a biography on the life of eighteenth-century German composer, Ludwig van Beethoven, and examines his early musical career, study under Haydn, his important compositions, and how he did not let his deafness interfere with his music.

An illustrated biography of Ludwig van Beethoven, discussing his childhood, his early study and performance of music, his career as a composer, and his struggles with deafness and depression.

Explores the turbulent life of Ludwig van Beethoven and traces the journey of a lock of hair cut from his corpse, following it from Germany to Denmark and finally London, where it was bought at auction and tested by forensic scientists. Examines what the hair revealed about Beethoven and features black-and-white photographs and illustrations throughout.

Tells the life story of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century composer Ludwig van Beethoven, describing his childhood in Germany, his decades in Vienna, his great works, and his later years, including his encroaching deafness, and provides a glossary of musical terms, a chronology, and a bibliography.

Examines the life of eighteenth-century composer Ludwig van Beethoven, discussing his difficult childhood, early gift for music, volatile personality, hearing loss, and the influence of other composers on his work. Includes twenty-one related activities.

A republication of the 1905 text which presents over three hundred quotations by composer Ludwig van Beethoven in which he offers his thoughts and opinions on the art of composing, education, nature, God, and other matters.

Anton Schindler, who spent the last ten years of Beethoven's life as the composer's pupil, secretary, and servant, tells the story of his mentor's life, discussing such aspects as his early years, his music, his personality, and his deafness.