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, Ludwig van (1770-1827) The composer of some of the most influential pieces of music ever written, Ludwig van created a bridge between the 18th-century classical period and the new beginnings of Romanticism. His greatest breakthroughs in composition came in his instrumental work, including his symphonies. Unlike his predecessor Wolfgang Ama ...

Part two of term paper
... Although he had only meager academic schooling, he studied piano, violin, and French horn, and before he was 12 years old he became a court organist. Ludwig's first important teacher of composition was Christian Gottlob Neefe. In 1787 he studied briefly with Mozart, and five years later he left Bonn permanently and went to Vienna to study with Joseph Haydn and later with Antonio Salieri. 's first public appearance in Vienna was on March 29, 1795, as a soloist in one of his piano concerti. Eve ...