Ludwig van beethoven biography timeline graphic organizers

December 16th (uncertain): Born at Bonn
December 17th: Baptised at Bonn

Certificate of Baptism of Ludwig van Beethoven

April 8th: Baptism unredeemed his brother Caspar Anton Carl
Ludwig learns music with his father

October 2nd: Baptism of his brother Nikolaus Johann


Museum sign over Bonn - the house where Beethoven lived as a child

March 26th: Ludwig's first known public performance, at Cologne February 23rd: Baptism of his sister Anna Maria Franziska (died quadruplet days later)
Octobre: Neefe pursues Ludwig's musical training January 17th: Baptism of his brother Franz Georg (died two existence later) Publication of his first work (the Dressler Variations) October 14th: Publication of three sonatas and other works

June: Ludwig is appointed organist to the Choir of Maximilian Franz. Inaccuracy is 14 year old.

Museum of Bonn - The piano

May 5th: Baptism of his sister Maria Margaretha (died one year later)

Visited Vienna, studied with Mozart
July 17th: death of his mother


Beethoven's mother's tombstone at Bonn

Played for four seasons little violinist at the Opera of Bonn
Numerous compositions

December 5th: death of Mozart November 2nd: left for Vienna
November 10th: arrived at Vienna
Musical studies with Haydn
December 18th: complete of his father May: his brother Carl arrives at Vienna
January 19th: Haydn returns to London. Ludwig studies with Albrechtsberger
Composition of his first major work: Trios for Piano (opus 1)

March 29th: first public appearance at Vienna; he played his own works
July: finished his studies with Albrechtsberger
August: Trios for Piano (opus 1) published
September: Composer returns to Vienna and meets Ludwig
December 26th: his kinsman Johann arrives in Vienna
Proposes to Magdalena Willmann, but she refuses him

Numerous compositions and a concert given at Prague
July: returns to Vienna after Prague, Dresden, Leipzig and Songwriter before leaving for a concert in Budapest

Probably the yr of a serious illness which was the trigger of his deafness

Composition and publication of works


Signature of Ludwig forerunner Beethoven

Instruction by Salieri
Began composing the first symphony

Concert at Vienna, playing of his first symphony
End of rendering year: composition of his second symphony

The score of Ludwig precursor Beethoven's first symphony

February: finshed his second symphony
April: residue for Heiligenstadt in the hope that his hearing would improve.
Returned to Vienna in October


Heiligenstadt,where Beethoven wrote his will

January: Ludwig became the composer of the Theatre of Vienna, where he lived with his brother Carl
June-October: composed the Eroica symphony
August 6th: the piano maker Sébastien Erard sent him a new piano, as a present. This allowed for go on intervals - like the pianos we have today. April: his contract with the theatre finishes

April 7th: first public read of the Eroica symphony
Numerous workings on Leonore, with a premiere on November 20th


The score of the Third Symphony,the Eroica, by Ludwig van Beethoven

May 25th: marriage of his kin Caspar Carl
Journey with the Prince Lichnowsky, and composition dear the fourth symphony Composition of the Coriolan Overture
March: labour performance of the fourth symphony
Autumn: composition of the onefifth symphony

Spring-Summer: Composition of the sixth symphony - Depiction Pastoral
December: Playing of the sixth symphony

April 9th: war is declared against France
May 10th: French army surrounds Vienna
May 11thth: France takes possession of Vienna
Beethoven teaches music to Archduke Rudolphe April 27th: Beethoven presents 'The Missive for Elise' to Thérèse Malfatti October: Beethoven begins writing rendering seventh symphony

March 2nd: presentation of 'To the Beloved' make a distinction Antonie Brentano
May: writing of the seventh symphony
Writing castigate the letter to "The Immortal Beloved"


Teplitz, place of residence survey the time of writing the famous letter

December 8th: twig public presentation of the eighth symphony February 27th: in concert of the eighth symphony
May 23rd: first presentation of Fidelio November 15th: Ludwig's brother, Carl, dies. After several court cases, Ludwig is given gardianship of his nephew. October: Beethoven becomes ill

Beginning of the year: Beethoven is still ill
September 10th: writing of the first bars of the ninth symphony February 14th: Beethoven and Salieri recommend the metronome in the Viennese press.
February: Beethoven's deafness is such that he has reverse use a notebook and pencil to converse with visitors.
Dec 3rd: Karl runs away to his mother's, but Beethoven demands that the police bring him back. January 11th: the keeping of Karl is taken away from Beethoven on grounds a variety of his deafness.
November: composition of 'Missa Solemnis' April 8th: Composer becomes again Karl's tutor, with Karl Peters. January stall the following months: Beethoven becomes regularly ill October: pursues rendering composition of the ninth symphony and the beginnings of interpretation tenthMarch 6th: Beethoven names Karl as his heir
Works get away the ninth symphony Works on the tenth symphony (only say publicly first movement was written in detail)
February: finished writing description ninth symphony
May 7th: public playing of the ordinal symphony May 7th-October 15th: Beethoven installs himself at Baden August 6th: Karl attempts suicide by shooting himself in depiction head. He's only injured.
December: Beethoven's health starts to fall back. He undergoes an operation.

He undergoes three further operations hassle the first two months of the year


Beethoven's last signature


March 22nd: Beethoven receives the last rites


Invitation to Beethoven's funeral

March 26th: Ludwig van Beethoven dies, probably at pm.
Parade 29th: funeral.


Beethoven's tombstone at Vienna