Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was born Germany. He started his musical training when he was five (year) old, and his teachers worked him so hard that he often cried. He started writing music when he was nineteen, and two years later he moved to Vienna(study) music and perform. Beethoven first became famous as pianist. However by 1800, his musical works were so popular that he was (think) of by many as the most important composer of his generation. During this same period, he (slow) became deaf. Even though he could not hear with his ears, he could still write music because he could hear music in his head. Most of his (great) musical works were completed after he became deaf. In the later part of his life, he had many (healthy) and money issues. He was also lonely because the woman he loved and wanted to marry (leave) him. His friends tried to help him through his dark times, his life became marked by sadness. He died after a long illness in 1827.
