Ask anyone who they know as a classical music composer and they will usually answer with Beethoven. Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most well-known classical composers of all times. Here’s a look at some facts surrounding a Beethoven’s life and some of his most well-known pieces.

• Beethoven was born on December 17, 1770. He was born in the city of Bonn which at the time was considered part of the Holy Roman Empire. Today it would be considered Germany.
• Beethoven moved to Vienna and effort to learn classical music and various instruments.it took only a matter of years for him to quickly gain a reputation as one of the best classical music composers of all time.
• In the late 1790s Beethoven’s hearing began to deteriorate due to an inner ear problem. This caused him to become completely deaf. However, he did not let this disability prevent him from being able to compose and perform his various pieces. Beethoven is most known for laying his head on the top of the piano and listening to the various vibrations of the music. Some of Beethoven’s best music was composed after he lost his hearing.
• Beethoven has been credited with bringing the classical and Romantic music to the western part of the world.  In his lifetime he composed over 32 sonatas, a various number of shorter pieces intended for the piano, and accompaniments for various instruments to play along next to the piano. Beethoven also composed nine complete symphony orchestra pieces in various long pieces that are not considered symphony pieces.