Beethoven is my favorite musician. He is one of the world's greatest composers and pianists. He wrote a lot of beautiful pieces of music. At the age of four, he could already play the piano. I only started playing when I was eight! Beethoven's first music teacher was his father and he saw that the boy had a lot of talent. He wanted his son to be the next Mozart. Beethoven practiced very hard for very long hours. Because of this, he quickly became very popular. Many people enjoyed his music and liked to hear him play the piano.
However, at the age of 28, Beethoven suddenly started to lose his hearing. He had to stop his successful career as a pianist but he continued to work hard and did not let this stop him. He wrote more music, and some of his later pieces became very famous. They are still widely played today. I have listened to all of his music pieces already and the one I like the most is Symphony no. 9. But life was still not easy. There is a well﹣known story that once someone had to turn Beethoven around so that he could see people standing and cheering for him. When Beethoven realized that he could not hear anything, he cried. He wrote some letters to his closest friends, telling them how he felt. Some of these letters have been carefully kept in museums. I have not visited those museums yet but I really want to!
a. Some of Beethoven's letters to his friends were carefully kept in museums.
b. Beethoven's father saw that his son had a lot of talent in music.
c. Beethoven suddenly started to lose his hearing.
d. Mozart became popular as a pianist.
