the last years of beethoven’s life were
Ludwig van Beethoven was born on 16 or 17 December 1770 in Bonn. The Beethoven family came from Flanders. They were ordinary townspeople – carpenters, sailors, traders, bakers. The first musician in the family was grandfather and namesake of the great composer, Ludwig van Beethoven.n his private life of that period, the same as earlier, Beethoven couldn’t find any love and family warmth. During his 30 years life in Vienna he changed the flat 35 times. His relationship with his siblings weren’t good.
1792 Leaves for Vienna. November: Beethoven, one month short of his 22nd birthday, leaves Bonn for Vienna to study with Haydn. He has been given six months leave of absence by the elector. In fact he stays in Vienna for the rest of his life-never to return to his home town.18 December: Beethoven's father dies.6 March: Beethoven's first known public performance, in Cologne. His father advertised his age as six years, although he was in fact seven, probably to draw favourable comparisons with the child prodigy Mozart. He played 'various clavier concertos and trios'.