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1、LudwigvanBeethovenLudwigvanBeethovenwasbaptisedonDecember17th1770atBonn.HisfamilyoriginatedfromBrabant,inBelgium.HisfatherwasmusicianattheCourtofBonn,withadefiniteweaknessfordrink.Hismotherwasalwaysdescribedasagentle,retiringwoman,withawarmheart.Beethovenreferredtoherashis"bestfriend".TheBeethoven
2、familyconsistedofsevenchildren,butonlythethreeboyssurvived,ofwhomBeethovenwastheeldest.Atanearlyage,Beethoventookaninterestinmusic,andhisfathertaughthimdayandnight,onreturningtothehousefrommusicpracticeorthetavern.Withoutdoubt,thechildwasgifted,andhisfatherJohannenvisagedcreatinganewMozart,achildp
3、rodigy.OnMarch26th1778,attheageof8,Beethovengavehisfirstknowpublicperformance,atCologne.Hisfatherannouncedthathewas6yearsold.Becauseofthis,Beethovenalwaysthoughtthathewasyoungerthanheactuallywas.Evenmuchlater,whenhereceivedacopyofhisbaptismcertificate,hethoughtthatitbelongedtohisbrotherLudwigMaria
4、,whowasborntwoyearsbeforehim,anddiedasachild.ButthemusicalandteachingtalentsofJohannwerelimited.SoonLudwiglearnedmusic,notablytheorganandcompositionbyrenownedmusicians,suchasGottlobNeefe.NeeferecognisedthehowextraordinarilytalentedBeethovenwas.Aswellasteachinghimmusic,hemadetheworksofphilosophers,
5、ancientandmodern,knowntoBeethoven.In1782,attheageof12,Beethovenpublishedhisfirstwork:9variations,inCMinor,forPiano,onamarchbyErnstChristophDressler(WoO63).Andthefollowingyear,in1783,Neefewroteinthe"MagazineofMusic",abouthisstudent:"Ifhecontinueslikethishewillbe,withoutdoubt,thenewMozart".InJune178
6、4,onNeefe'srecommendations,LudwigwasappointedorganistofthecourtofMaximilianFranz,ElectorofCologne.Hewas14.Thispostenabledhimtofrequentnewcircles,otherthanthoseofhisfatherandfriendsofhisfamily.Herehemetpeoplewhoweretoremainfriendsfortherestofhislife:TheRiesfamily,7用心爱心专心thevonBreuningfamilyandthech
7、armingEleonore,KarlAmenda,theviolinist,FranzGerhardWegeler,adoctor,andadearfriendwhoalsowenttoVienna,etc.Athome,littlebylittle,Ludwigreplacedhisfather.Financiallyfirstofall,becauseJohann,oftenundertheinfluenceofd
