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100
What physical disability affected Beethoven at the age of 26
Hearing Loss
100
Who did Beethoven marry?
He did not marry
100
Name one of his 3 most popular Sonates known today.
Appasionata, Moonlight & Pathetique
100
How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?
9 Symphonies
100
What was Beethoven's favorite food?
Macaroni & Cheese
200
Beethoven was the bridge between which two periods?
Classical & Romantic
200
Who did Beethoven dedicated his Third Symphony (Eroica)
Napoleon Bonaparte
200
Which work do we get the tune "Ode to Joy" from?
Symphony No. 9
200
What age did he write his first composition?
Age 11
200
What ritual did Beethoven have composing?
He dipped his head in water
300
Which family member was harsh and alcoholic?
His father
300
Who was Beethoven's early piano teacher? (Aside from his father)
Neefe. A student of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
300
What is the name of his only Opera?
Fidelio
300
How many children did Beethoven have?
Technically none, but he did gain full custody of his nephew Karl
300
What harsh action from his father made his early "music-life" unenjoyable?
His father locked him in a room and forced him to practice
400
What tragedy happened in 1878
Ludwig's mother died of tuberculosis
400
Who did Beethoven move to Vienna to study with?
Joseph Haydn
400
Which work did he compose entirely at night?
Moonlight Sonate
400
Beethoven wrote 32 piano Sonatas, however, how many piano Concertos did he write?
5
400
What did he never learn, due to helping the family income?
Math
500
What form of sickness caused him to become immeasurably ill?
Pneumonia
500
Is there a movie about the life of Beethoven?
Immortal Beloved (1994)
500
Which piece of his literally means "Hammer Keyboard"?
Hammerklavier
500
In which movement of his Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, did the funeral march take place?
3rd Movement
500
How many coffee beans did Beethoven count out every day to make the perfect cup of morning coffee?
60