Early Period (1 gen 1770 anni – 1 gen 1802 anni)

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Life and Early Works
A. Introduction
1. Beethoven was compared to Mozart early in his life.
2. Beethoven arrived in Vienna to stay when he was twenty-two.

Early Beethoven
1. Beethoven gave his first public performance at age seven, published his first work at eleven, and became court organist in Bonn at age ten.
2. His first important compositions date from 1790 and were shown to Haydn, who agreed to teach him in 1792.
3. Beethoven gained recognition as a pianist among aristocratic circles in Vienna.
4. Until 1800 he was better known as a performer than a composer; however, this soon changed, particularly with his first symphony and septet, Op. 20.
D. Disaster
1. Beethoven acknowledged he was losing his hearing in 1801, and contemplated suicide.
2. He moved to Heiligenstadt in 1802 and wrote his famous Heiligenstadt Testament that
outlines his despair at becoming deaf.
3. Beethoven’s compositions took a stylistic turn at this time, and the Eroica is often seen
as the symphony marking this period in his life, musically expressing the struggles he felt.

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