Ludwig Van Beethoven's Deafness

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, and was baptized on Dec. 17, 1770. There has never been any type of authentic record or file as to when he was actually born. Ludwig van Beethoven’s grandfather and father functioned as court musicians in Bonn. Beethoven’s father, who was a singer, provided Beethoven with a lot of his early musical teaching. Beethoven didn’t have the best education, but he studied violin, French horn, and piano, and before he was even 12 years old, Beethoven became an organist. In 1787 Beethoven sat under the teaching of Mozart briefly, and a couple years later, Beethoven finally left Bonn for good and moved to Vienna to further his education with Joseph Haydn and after Joseph he went to study with Antonio Salieri.
Today no one can identify the cause of his disability, which is surprising. In 1802 Beethoven was finally convinced that his disability was not only permanent, but his disease or disability was quickly getting worse and worse. Therefore, Beethoven was strongly discouraged, so he spent a lot of his time searching for a cure, but by 1819 Beethoven’s deafness became permanent. Moreover, he had to find some way to communicate with his friends, so he would have them write down their questions and he replied by speaking. Furthermore, being deaf is one of the worst things that can happen to a person, especially if they are a musician. For a musician like Beethoven, it is a major hurdle to overcome and try to keep producing music. Ludwig van Beethoven strived for greatness and was not going to let deafness stop him from doing his favorite thing, which is creating music. Therefore, that is why I think that was when his music was the best because it meant more and was more powerful and inspiring. Also, to know that he created a beautiful piece of music even though he was deaf is amazing to think