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Young adulthood
Beethoven went to Vienna, Austria to learn more about composing when he was 17. He had to return home when his mother died, and help raise his brothers.
Return to Vienna
When Beethoven was 22, he moved to Austria and never returned to Germany. He learned from Haydn, another great composer, ...and played for Mozart before that respected composer died. Beethoven loved to visit the country, where he composed a lot of music. We still love his music, 175 years later!
He could hear the music inside his head.and he wasnt bothered with other noises around him.
He wrote some of his best music during this time.
His temperament
Beethoven was not He criticized other easy to be around. musicians when they He had a temper, didnt perform his and he was very pieces the way he demanding. wanted them to He would get lost in sound. his own thoughts His whole life was and would get very stormy there impatient with others were many sad and when they didnt do discouraging times. what he thought they should do.
Beethovens death
Beethoven died in Vienna, Austria in 1827. It was storming when he died. (There was thundering during a snow storm!) Beethoven raised his fist toward the storm and fell back on his bed, dying. 50,000 lined the streets at his funeral to pay tribute to this great man.