LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN FACTS

FACT 1

• Beethoven was born in Germany in December 1770, but his birthdate is unknown. It is assumed he was born on the 16, due to him being baptized the next day.

FACT 2

• His father told him he was born in 1772 to make him sound younger and...it worked.

FACT 3

• Beethoven often dipped his head in water before composing.

FACT 4

• Beethoven had done his first symphony when he was 29 years old.

FACT 5

• Beethoven's deafness was caused by lead poisoning, which he died of.

Untitled Slide

• A man was walking in a graveyard and heard music. He heard it coming from beethoven's grave. He dug it up and seen his skeleton playing. He got the whole town to look. One citizen noticed it was playing his 2nd symphony backwards. Another said, "he is decomposing!".