Magdalena Keverich van Beethoven was the mother of Ludwig van Beethoven. She was born in 1744 and married Johann van Beethoven (1740-1792). She died in 1787. Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770 – March 26, 1827) was a German composer of Classical music, the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. ... Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births May 19 - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen-Consort of King George III of Great Britain July 17 -Elbridge Gerry, American... Johann van Beethoven was Ludwig van Beethovens father. ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Beethoven was one of the first composers who worked as a freelance - arranging subscription concerts, selling his compositions to publishers and gaining financial support from a number of wealthy patrons - rather than being permanently employed by the Church or by an aristocratic court.
Beethoven was born at 515 Bongasse in Bonn to Johann vanBeethoven (1740– 1792) and MagdalenaKeverichvanBeethoven (1744– 1787).
Beethoven, though living in Vienna, had adopted a much heavier style of playing than most of his contemporaries, and although he was not the only pianist of the time to lobby for a heavier instrument, he was the only one whose musical genius had become synonymous with the artistic culture of Vienna.
Beethoven was born in Bonn in the archbishopric of Cologne in northwest Germany, to Johann vanBeethoven (1740-92), a court musician and alcoholic, and MagdalenaKeverichvanBeethoven (1744-87).
Beethoven's health had been bad for most of his life, worsening even as he composed these last works; in his last months he became seriously ill. He died on March 26th, 1827, after several operations to relieve abdominal swelling, and a subsequent infection.
Beethoven's intense faith in God as experienced through art is an important theme in his conversation books, his belief that art is a force unto itself, and that "God is closer to me than others of my art", infuse his search for redemption through and in music.
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