This is a Beethovenfest edition of the quiz. See how much you know about Classical Music's Thundering Titan. Click on the "?" to discover if you were right! Good luck.
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TRUE or FALSE: His father noted Ludwig's early proficiency in music and sought to take the child on touring concerts, a la Leopold Mozart and his son. |
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What was the name of the first musical work the then 13-year-old Beethoven had published? |
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Did Mozart and Beethoven ever meet? |
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Who was Beethoven's first patron? |
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At age 18, he secured a position in a theatre orchestra in Bonn. What instrument did he play? |
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Shortly after moving to Vienna, he took up residence in the palace of Prince and Princess Lichnowsky. This noble couple had been patrons to what two other distinguished Viennese composers? |
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For nearly a decade, Beethoven studied song-writing and the musical setting of Italian words with what renowned (in his day, at least) Viennese composer? |
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At what age (plus or minus two years) did Beethoven discover he was losing his hearing? |
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In 1802, Beethoven wrote a very long autobiographical letter to his brothers, airing all of his grievances, troubles and causes of distress both with his health and his love life. By what name has this document been remembered? |
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After his death, a letter addressed to "The Immortal Beloved" was found in his possessions. Who was this woman? |
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