Beethoven was born in a poor family in Bonn, Germany on December 16, 1770. Beethoven's father was a tenor singer in the local palace choir. He was mediocre and addicted to alcohol. His mother was the daughter of the palace chef, a kind and gentle woman. After marriage, she suffered from life torture. When Beethoven was 17 years old, he died. passed away. Beethoven was the second of seven children. Due to the death of his eldest brother, Beethoven actually became the eldest son. His mother first married a valet and later remarried Beethoven's father. The hard life deprived Beethoven of the right to go to school. The musical talent he showed at an early age gave his father the desire to have him become a music prodigy and become his father's cash cow. He did not hesitate to beat and scold Beethoven, forcing Beethoven to practice the harpsichord and violin endlessly all day long since he was 4 years old. Beethoven made his debut on stage when he was 8 years old and achieved great success. He was called the second Mozart. After that, he studied under the organist Nifu and began to study composition. Published his first piece "Piano Variations" at the age of 11. At the age of 13, he joined the palace band and served as organist and clavichord. After arriving in Vienna in 1787, he began to study composition with Mozart, Haydn and others. In 1800, after his first victory, a bright future opened before Beethoven. But for three or four years, a terrible thing kept tormenting him, and Beethoven found that his ears had become deaf. Beethoven loved practicing the piano, but for a musician, there is nothing more terrifying than being deaf. One can thus understand this heartbreaking anguish in the slow movements of his early piano sonatas.

Beethoven was always full of a fiery heart, but his enthusiasm was very unfortunate. He always alternately experienced hope and enthusiasm, disappointment and resistance, which undoubtedly became his A source of inspiration. In 1801, Beethoven fell in love with Giuletta Guichardier, and he dedicated the "Moonlight Sonata" to her. But the coquettish, childish and selfish Qili Aitai did not understand his noble soul. In 1803, Giuletta Guichardier married the Count of Galenborg. This was a desperate moment and he wrote a suicide note.

In 1803, he emerged from the gloom and wrote the bright and optimistic "Second Symphony". After that, more and better music continued to emerge from his pen. "Third Symphony" (Eroica), "Fifth Symphony" (Destiny), "Sixth Symphony" (Pastoral), as well as the beautiful and joyful Violin Concerto, and the colorful Piano Concertos and Sonatas .

In 1823, Beethoven completed his last masterpiece "Symphony No. 9" (Chorus). This work creates his ideal world. In December 1826, Beethoven suffered from a severe cold, which caused pulmonary edema. Beethoven finally breathed his last on March 26, 1827, due to liver disease. Before he died, there was a sudden storm and thunder, and it seemed that even God was mourning the death of this great musician! Beethoven's funeral was very grand, with more than 20,000 people voluntarily following the coffin to the funeral. His body was buried in St. Max Cemetery, and next to his tomb was Schubert's grave. Never married.

The great composer Beethoven only stayed on earth for 57 years and completed more than one hundred works in his lifetime. His major works include 9 symphonies; dozens of orchestral pieces ("Egmont Overture" is the most famous); 5 piano concertos, one violin concerto; 5 other concertos; and 32 piano sonatas (Passionate, Moonlight, Pathétique, Dawn, The Tempest, etc. are the most famous); 80 pieces of chamber music; 1 opera "Fidelio"; 1 oratorio; 2 masses, etc.