This is my old heroes paragraph and i just thought you guys wanted to see it so enjoy and fight on! :D

Camden Lane

5/21/13

Heroes

Ludwig Van Beethoven

When Ludwig Van Beethoven composed his symphonies he went barefoot.  Beethoven is a remembered musician and hero because of his character, achievements, background, and historical events that were happening and he did.

Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany which was the beginning of a musical genius.  Beethoven had a harsh father and childhood.  If Beethoven hadn’t had a hard childhood he would never become a musician. Beethoven’s father wanted him to become another Mozart.  So he trained his son starting at waking up at 6:00 AM for half of the day. When Beethoven was an adult he became deaf and wrote nine symphonies!  The only way he could do it was taking off his shoes and feeling the vibrations which showed extreme commitment.

Ludwig Van Beethoven’s experiences are very important because they helped him become one of the worlds most remembered musicians.  Beethoven’s harsh childhood made him mature and focused on his music. He started to have trouble in school and music lessons at the young age of 12.  At the age of 17 he began his journey into the life of a famous musician and composer.  Beethoven began writing his first symphony in 1799 which meant he was becoming a musician.

Beethoven’s achievements were hard to get especially when he was deaf and making music.  One of Ludwig Van Beethoven’s greatest achievements was when he was seven and a half he performed at Cologne, Germany.  The second greatest achievement he ever made was writing nine beautiful symphonies while deaf!  A great achievement was becoming a famous beloved musician prodigy and composer. Beethoven was a prodigy that could play almost any instrument including the piano.

Many things were going on in Beethoven’s life that are important. One main event that happened when Beethoven was alive was the Napoleonic wars, the Napoleonic wars were happening in England. Napoleon attacked and conquered all of England. Another famous event that happened was the revolutionary war. Germans went to america and assisted the Americans in the war.

Beethoven’s life demonstrates how committed he was to music and learning.