Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven composed Joshua's lesson piece Turkish March.
== Information on the person ==
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in December 1770 in Bonn, Germany. As a child, his father gave him harsh keyboard lessons, beating him for mistakes. He also struggled in school, and at age 10 was withdrawn. Beethoven began taking music lessons with Christian Gottlob Neefe, an organist who taught him composition. He published his first piece in 1782 at age 12.
Beethoven went on a trip to Vienna where he met Mozart. Upon learning that his mother was ill with tuberculosis, he returned to Bonn. She ended up dying, and Mozart ended up staying in Bonn, becoming known for his music.
When Beethoven moved to Vienna, he began learning from Austrian composer Joseph Haydn. In 1795, he held is first public concert, which was a great success for him. Over the next few years, he went on tours in various European cities. It was around this time he started to lose his hearing, which would affect him for the rest of his life. In 1815, Beethoven's brother Kaspar died. He was given custody of his son Karl, who he raised poorly. Beethoven still composed sonatas for orchestra, which were publicly performed. He died at his apartment in Vienna on March 26, 1827.
== Pieces ==
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* Turkish March