A concise biography of one of the world's most influential composers. Considered by many the world's greatest composer, Ludwig van Beethoven achieved his ambitions against the difficulties of a bullying and drunken father, growing deafness and mounting ill-health. This biography tells the story of his life and work from his birth in Bonn in 1770 and his early employment as a court musician to his death in Vienna in 1827. It describes his studies with Haydn in Vienna and his work during the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon. His most financially successful period followed the Congress of Vienna in 1815, despite several unhappy love affairs and continuous worry over his nephew, Karl. AUTHOR: Anne Pimlott Baker is a Research Associate on the New Dictionary of National Biography. From an Anglo-American background (in 1898 her grandmother was the first woman to qualify for a Harvard PhD), she read Modern History at Oxford.
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Anne Pimlott Baker Imprint: HISTORY PRESS Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: 2nd New edition Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
ISBN:9780750994811 ISBN 10: 0750994819 Pages: 128 Publication Date:01 April 2021 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
ANNE PIMLOTT BAKER is a Research Associate on the New Dictionary of National Biography. From an Anglo-American background (in 1898 her grandmother was the first woman to qualify for a Harvard PhD), she read Modern History at Oxford.