Beethoven Story 1: The 4-year-old Beethoven was forced by his father to learn piano and violin. His father foolishly wanted to use coercive means to train him into a Mozart-style child prodigy.

Beethoven Story 2: The 8-year-old Beethoven learned basic music theory and organ from the old palace organist H. Eden, and performed on stage for the first time on August 26 of the same year.

Beethoven Story 3: Beethoven dropped out of school at the age of 11 and joined the Bonn Theater Band as a young musician. He had the opportunity to study with the Elector's court organist, conductor and composer Christian Gottlob ·Niefer, Niefer was a participant in the Enlightenment Movement and had a great influence on Beethoven's life.

Beethoven Story 4: The 13-year-old Beethoven served as a clavichord soloist and accompanist in the court band, but without salary; in the same year, he adapted Dressler's march into "Piano Variations" (woO63). It is his first officially published work and was published by German music publisher J.M. Goetz.

Beethoven Story 5: Beethoven visited Vienna for the first time and met the 31-year-old Mozart, whose playing skills were appreciated by Mozart. In the same year, he met Count Walstein, who was 9 years older than him. He was an important supporter of Beethoven's artistic career and finance.

Extended information:

Ludwig van Beethoven (December 16, 1770 - March 26, 1827), was born in Bonn, Germany , one of the representatives of the Vienna Classical School and a composer of the European Classical period.

Beethoven created a wide range of themes throughout his life, and his important works include 9 symphonies, 1 opera, 32 piano sonatas, 5 piano concertos, multiple orchestral overtures, and violin and cello sonatas. Because of his significant contribution to classical music and his development and innovation of sonata form and symphony suite structure, he was honored as the "Music Saint" and "King of Symphony" by later generations.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Beethoven