Ludwig van's father was Johann van Beethoven. An Explore Classical Music article described him as a singer and a court musician who played a notable part in Beethoven's early musical education and ...

Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. He was born into a musical family, learnt the piano and violin, and was performing publicly at the age of just 8. Beethoven was a brilliant keyboard ...

Ludwig van Beethoven was a well-known composer of the late Classical period. His music was heavily influenced by his predecessors Mozart and Haydn. A symphony is a piece of music for an orchestra.