Beethoven Term PaperBeethoven born 16 December 1770 Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. Born to Johann van Beethoven, musician from Bonn and Maria Magdalena Keverich. At a young age Beethoven became interested in music, which his father taught him day and night. It is speculated that Beethoven's father was a harsh instructor, often forcing him to play the piano with tears in his eyes. However, Beethoven also had other teachers. Gilles van den Eeden, Tobias Friedrich Pfeiffer who taught Beethoven the piano and Franz Rovantini who trained him on the violin. Everyone who saw Beethoven's musical talent from his early age. Beethoven's father, aware of the young Mozart's success, attempted to exploit his son as a child prodigy as well. Beethoven made his first public performance at the age of seven. At the age of 12, Beethoven published his first composition. He then began working with the famous musician Gottlob Neefe. A year later Neefe wrote in a music magazine that: “If he (Beethoven) continues like this, it will be, without ...