Ludwig van Beethoven (Listeni/ˈlʊdv

Ludwig van Beethoven (Listeni/ˈlʊdvɪɡ væn ˈbeɪˌtoʊvən/; German: [ˈluːtvɪç fan ˈbeːtˌhoˑfn̩] ( listen); baptised 17 December 1770[1] – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 concertos for piano, 32 piano sonatas, and 16 string quartets. He also composed other chamber music, choral works (including the celebrated Missa solemnis), and songs.

Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire, Beethoven displayed his musical talents at an early age and was taught by his father Johann van Beethoven and by Christian Gottlob Neefe. During his first 22 years in Bonn, Beethoven intended to study with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and befriended Joseph Haydn. Beethoven moved to Vienna in 1792 and began studying with Haydn, quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. He lived in Vienna until his death. In about 1800 his hearing began to deteriorate, and by the last decade of his life he was almost totally deaf. He gave up conducting and performing in public but continued to compose; many of his most admired works come from this period.

Contents [hide]
1 Biography
1.1 Background and early life
1.2 Establishing his career in Vienna
1.3 Musical maturity
1.4 Loss of hearing
1.5 Patronage
1.6 The middle period
1.7 Personal and family difficulties
1.8 Custody struggle and illness
1.9 Late works
1.10 Illness and death
2 Character
3 Music
3.1 Overview
3.2 The three periods
4 In popular culture
4.1 Film
5 Legacy
6 Family tree
7 See also
8 References
8.1 Notes
8.2 Cited sources
8.3 Other sources
9 External links
Biography
Background and early life

Beethoven's birthplace at Bonngasse 20, now the Beethoven House museum
Beethoven was the grandson of Lodewijk van Beethoven (1712–73), a musician from Mechelen in the Southern Netherlands (now part of Belgium) who at the age of twenty moved to Bonn.[2][3] Lodewijk (Ludwig is the German cognate of Dutch Lodewijk) was employed as a bass singer at the court of the Elector of Cologne, eventually rising to become Kapellmeister (music director). Lodewijk had one son, Johann (1740–1792), who worked as a tenor in the same musical establishment and gave lessons on piano and violin to supplement his income.[2] Johann married Maria Magdalena Keverich in 1767; she was the daughter of Johann Heinrich Keverich, who had been the head chef at the court of the Archbishopric of Trier.[4]


Prince-Elector's Palace (Kurfürstliches Schloss) in Bonn, where the Beethoven family had been active since the 1730s
Beethoven was born of this marriage in Bonn. There is no authentic record of the date of his birth; however, the registry of his baptism, in a Roman Catholic service at the Parish of St. Regius on 17 December 1770, survives.[5] As children of that era were traditionally baptised the day after birth in the Catholic Rhine country, and it is known that Beethoven's family and his teacher Johann Albrechtsberger celebrated his birthday on 16 December, most scholars accept 16 December 1770 as Beethoven's date of birth.[6][7] Of the seven children born to Johann van Beethoven, only Ludwig, the second-born, and two younger brothers survived infancy. Caspar Anton Carl was born on 8 April 1774, and Nikolaus Johann, the youngest, was born on 2 October 1776.[8]

Beethoven's first music teacher was his father. Although tradition has it that Johann van Beethoven was a harsh instructor, and that the child Beethoven, "made to stand at the keyboard, was often in tears,"[2] the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians claimed that no solid documentation supported this, and asserted that "speculation and myth-making have both been productive."[2] Beethoven had other local teachers: the court organist Gilles van den Eeden (d. 1782), Tobias Friedrich Pfeiffer (a family friend, who taught Beethoven the piano), and Franz Rovantini (a relative, who instructed him in playing the violin and viola).[2] Beethoven's musical talent was obvious at a young age. Johann, aware of Leopold Mozart's successes in this area (with son Wolfgang and daughter Nannerl), attempted to exploit his son as a child prodigy, claiming that Beethoven was six (he was seven) on the posters for Beethoven's first public performance in March 1778.[9]

Some time after 1779, Beethoven began his studies with his most important teacher in Bonn, Christian Gottlob Neefe, who was appointed the Court's Organist in that year.[10] Neefe taught Beethoven composition, and by March 1783 had helped him write his first published composition: a set of keyboard variations (WoO 63).[8] Beethoven soon began working with Neefe as assistant organist, at first unpaid (1781), and then as a paid employee (1784) of the court chapel conducted by the Kapellmeister Andrea Luchesi. His first three piano sonatas, named "Kurfürst" ("Elector") for their dedication to the Elector Maximilian Friedrich (1708–1784), were published in 1783. Maximilian Frederick noticed Beethoven's talent early, and subsidised and encouraged the young man's musical studies.[11]


A portrait of the 13-year-old Beethoven by an unknown Bonn master (c. 1783)
Maximilian Frederick's successor as the Elector of Bonn was Maximilian Franz, the youngest son of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, and he brought notable changes to Bonn. Echoing changes made in Vienna by his brother Joseph, he introduced reforms based on Enlightenment philosophy, with increased support for education and the arts. The teenage Beethoven was almost certainly influenced by these changes. He may also have been influenced at this time by ideas prominent in freemasonry, as Neefe and others around Beethoven were members of the local chapter of the Order of the Illuminati.[12]

In March 1787 Beethoven traveled to Vienna (possibly at another's expense) for the first time, apparently in the hope of studying with Mozart. The details of their relationship are uncertain, including whether or not they actually met.[13] After just two months Beethoven learned that his mother was severely ill, and returned home. His mother died shortly thereafter, and his father lapsed deeper into alcoholism. As a result, Beethoven became responsible for the care of his two younger brothers, and he spent the next five years in Bonn.[14]

Beethoven was introduced to several people who became important in his life in these years. Franz Wegeler, a young medical student, introduced him to the von Breuning family (one of whose daughters Wegeler eventually married). Beethoven often visited the von Breuning household, where he taught piano to some of the children. Here he encountered German and classical literature. The von Breuning family environment was less stressful than his own, which was increasingly dominated by his father's decline.[15] Beethoven also came to the attention of Count Ferdinand von Waldstein, who became a lifelong friend and financial supporter.[16]

In 1789 Beethoven obtained a legal order by which half of his father's salary was paid directly to him for support of the family.[17] He also contributed further to the family's income by playing viola in the court orchestra. This familiarised Beethoven with a variety of operas, including three by Mozart that were performed at court in this period. He also befriended Anton Reicha, a flautist and violinist of about his own age who was a nephew of the court orchestra's conductor, Josef Reicha.[18]

Establishing his career in Vienna
From 1790 to 1792, Beethoven composed a significant number of works (none were published at the time, and most are now listed as works without opus) that demonstrated his growing range and maturity. Musicologists identified a theme similar to those of his third symphony in a set of variations written in 1791.[19] Beethoven was probably first introduced to Joseph Haydn in late 1790, when the latter was traveling to London and stopped in Bonn around Christmas time.[20] A year and a half later they met in Bonn on Haydn's return trip from London to Vienna in July 1792, and it is likely that arrangements were made at that time for Beethoven to study with the old master.[21] With the Elector's help, Beethoven left Bonn for Vienna in November 1792, amid rumors of war spilling out of France; he learned shortly after his arrival that his father had died.[22][23][24] Mozart had also recently died. Count Waldstein, in his farewell note to Beethoven, wrote: "Through uninterrupted diligence you will receive Mozart's spirit through Haydn's hands."[24] Over the next few years, Beethoven responded to the widespread feeling that he was a successor to the recently deceased Mozart by studying that master's work and writing works with a distinctly Mozartean flavor.[25]


Portrait of Beethoven as a young man by Carl Traugott Riedel (1769–1832)
Beethoven did not immediately set out to establish himself as a composer, but rather devoted himself to study and performance. Working under Haydn's direction,[26] he sought to master counterpoint. He also studied violin under Ignaz Schuppanzigh.[27] Early in this period, he also began receiving occasional instruction from Antonio Salieri, primarily in Italian vocal composition style; this relationship persisted until at least 1802, and possibly 1809.[28] With Haydn's departure for England in 1794, Beethoven was expected by the Elector to return home. He chose instead to remain in Vienna, continuing his instruction in counterpoint with Johann Albrechtsberger and other teachers. Although his stipend from the Elector expired, a number of Viennese noblemen had already recognised his ability and offered him financial support, among them Prince Joseph Franz Lobkowitz, Prince Karl Lichnowsky, and Baron Gottfried van Swieten.[29]

By 1793, Beethoven established a reputation as an improvis

Hasil (Bahasa Indonesia) 1:

Ludwig van Beethoven (Listeni/ˈlʊdvɪɡ væn ˈbeɪˌtoʊvən/; German: [ˈluːtvɪç fan ˈbeːtˌhoˑfn̩] ( listen); baptised 17 December 1770[1] – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 concertos for piano, 32 piano sonatas, and 16 string quartets. He also composed other chamber music, choral works (including the celebrated Missa solemnis), and songs.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire, Beethoven displayed his musical talents at an early age and was taught by his father Johann van Beethoven and by Christian Gottlob Neefe. During his first 22 years in Bonn, Beethoven intended to study with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and befriended Joseph Haydn. Beethoven moved to Vienna in 1792 and began studying with Haydn, quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. He lived in Vienna until his death. In about 1800 his hearing began to deteriorate, and by the last decade of his life he was almost totally deaf. He gave up conducting and performing in public but continued to compose; many of his most admired works come from this period.Contents [hide] 1 Biography1.1 Background and early life1.2 Establishing his career in Vienna1.3 Musical maturity1.4 Loss of hearing1.5 Patronage1.6 The middle period1.7 Personal and family difficulties1.8 Custody struggle and illness1.9 Late works1.10 Illness and death2 Character3 Music3.1 Overview3.2 The three periods4 In popular culture4.1 Film5 Legacy6 Family tree7 See also8 References8.1 Notes8.2 Cited sources8.3 Other sources9 External linksBiographyBackground and early lifeBeethoven's birthplace at Bonngasse 20, now the Beethoven House museumBeethoven was the grandson of Lodewijk van Beethoven (1712–73), a musician from Mechelen in the Southern Netherlands (now part of Belgium) who at the age of twenty moved to Bonn.[2][3] Lodewijk (Ludwig is the German cognate of Dutch Lodewijk) was employed as a bass singer at the court of the Elector of Cologne, eventually rising to become Kapellmeister (music director). Lodewijk had one son, Johann (1740–1792), who worked as a tenor in the same musical establishment and gave lessons on piano and violin to supplement his income.[2] Johann married Maria Magdalena Keverich in 1767; she was the daughter of Johann Heinrich Keverich, who had been the head chef at the court of the Archbishopric of Trier.[4]Prince-Elector's Palace (Kurfürstliches Schloss) in Bonn, where the Beethoven family had been active since the 1730sBeethoven dilahirkan dari pernikahan ini di Bonn. Tidak ada catatan yang otentik dari tanggal kelahirannya; Namun, registri baptisanNya, dalam Layanan Roman Katolik di paroki St. Regius pada 17 Desember 1770, bertahan.[5] sebagai anak-anak itu secara tradisional telah dibaptiskan sehari setelah kelahiran di negara Katolik Rhine, dan diketahui bahwa Beethoven keluarga dan gurunya Johann Albrechtsberger merayakan ulang tahun pada 16 Desember, kebanyakan sarjana menerima 16 Desember 1770 sebagai Beethoven tanggal lahir.[6][7] dari tujuh bersaudara lahir Johann van Beethoven, Ludwig hanya, kedua-lahir, dan dua saudara muda bayi selamat. Caspar Anton Carl Lahir pada 8 April 1774, dan Nikolaus Johann, bungsu, Lahir pada 2 Oktober 1776.[8]Beethoven's first music teacher was his father. Although tradition has it that Johann van Beethoven was a harsh instructor, and that the child Beethoven, "made to stand at the keyboard, was often in tears,"[2] the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians claimed that no solid documentation supported this, and asserted that "speculation and myth-making have both been productive."[2] Beethoven had other local teachers: the court organist Gilles van den Eeden (d. 1782), Tobias Friedrich Pfeiffer (a family friend, who taught Beethoven the piano), and Franz Rovantini (a relative, who instructed him in playing the violin and viola).[2] Beethoven's musical talent was obvious at a young age. Johann, aware of Leopold Mozart's successes in this area (with son Wolfgang and daughter Nannerl), attempted to exploit his son as a child prodigy, claiming that Beethoven was six (he was seven) on the posters for Beethoven's first public performance in March 1778.[9]Some time after 1779, Beethoven began his studies with his most important teacher in Bonn, Christian Gottlob Neefe, who was appointed the Court's Organist in that year.[10] Neefe taught Beethoven composition, and by March 1783 had helped him write his first published composition: a set of keyboard variations (WoO 63).[8] Beethoven soon began working with Neefe as assistant organist, at first unpaid (1781), and then as a paid employee (1784) of the court chapel conducted by the Kapellmeister Andrea Luchesi. His first three piano sonatas, named "Kurfürst" ("Elector") for their dedication to the Elector Maximilian Friedrich (1708–1784), were published in 1783. Maximilian Frederick noticed Beethoven's talent early, and subsidised and encouraged the young man's musical studies.[11]

A portrait of the 13-year-old Beethoven by an unknown Bonn master (c. 1783)
Maximilian Frederick's successor as the Elector of Bonn was Maximilian Franz, the youngest son of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, and he brought notable changes to Bonn. Echoing changes made in Vienna by his brother Joseph, he introduced reforms based on Enlightenment philosophy, with increased support for education and the arts. The teenage Beethoven was almost certainly influenced by these changes. He may also have been influenced at this time by ideas prominent in freemasonry, as Neefe and others around Beethoven were members of the local chapter of the Order of the Illuminati.[12]

In March 1787 Beethoven traveled to Vienna (possibly at another's expense) for the first time, apparently in the hope of studying with Mozart. The details of their relationship are uncertain, including whether or not they actually met.[13] After just two months Beethoven learned that his mother was severely ill, and returned home. His mother died shortly thereafter, and his father lapsed deeper into alcoholism. As a result, Beethoven became responsible for the care of his two younger brothers, and he spent the next five years in Bonn.[14]

Beethoven was introduced to several people who became important in his life in these years. Franz Wegeler, a young medical student, introduced him to the von Breuning family (one of whose daughters Wegeler eventually married). Beethoven often visited the von Breuning household, where he taught piano to some of the children. Here he encountered German and classical literature. The von Breuning family environment was less stressful than his own, which was increasingly dominated by his father's decline.[15] Beethoven also came to the attention of Count Ferdinand von Waldstein, who became a lifelong friend and financial supporter.[16]

In 1789 Beethoven obtained a legal order by which half of his father's salary was paid directly to him for support of the family.[17] He also contributed further to the family's income by playing viola in the court orchestra. This familiarised Beethoven with a variety of operas, including three by Mozart that were performed at court in this period. He also befriended Anton Reicha, a flautist and violinist of about his own age who was a nephew of the court orchestra's conductor, Josef Reicha.[18]

Establishing his career in Vienna
From 1790 to 1792, Beethoven composed a significant number of works (none were published at the time, and most are now listed as works without opus) that demonstrated his growing range and maturity. Musicologists identified a theme similar to those of his third symphony in a set of variations written in 1791.[19] Beethoven was probably first introduced to Joseph Haydn in late 1790, when the latter was traveling to London and stopped in Bonn around Christmas time.[20] A year and a half later they met in Bonn on Haydn's return trip from London to Vienna in July 1792, and it is likely that arrangements were made at that time for Beethoven to study with the old master.[21] With the Elector's help, Beethoven left Bonn for Vienna in November 1792, amid rumors of war spilling out of France; he learned shortly after his arrival that his father had died.[22][23][24] Mozart had also recently died. Count Waldstein, in his farewell note to Beethoven, wrote: "Through uninterrupted diligence you will receive Mozart's spirit through Haydn's hands."[24] Over the next few years, Beethoven responded to the widespread feeling that he was a successor to the recently deceased Mozart by studying that master's work and writing works with a distinctly Mozartean flavor.[25]


Portrait of Beethoven as a young man by Carl Traugott Riedel (1769–1832)
Beethoven did not immediately set out to establish himself as a composer, but rather devoted himself to study and performance. Working under Haydn's direction,[26] he sought to master counterpoint. He also studied violin under Ignaz Schuppanzigh.[27] Early in this period, he also began receiving occasional instruction from Antonio Salieri, primarily in Italian vocal composition style; this relationship persisted until at least 1802, and possibly 1809.[28] With Haydn's departure for England in 1794, Beethoven was expected by the Elector to return home. He chose instead to remain in Vienna, continuing his instruction in counterpoint with Johann Albrechtsberger and other teachers. Although his stipend from the Elector expired, a number of Viennese noblemen had already recognised his ability and offered him financial support, among them Prince Joseph Franz Lobkowitz, Prince Karl Lichnowsky, and Baron Gottfried van Swieten.[29]

By 1793, Beethoven established a reputation as an improvis

Hasil (Bahasa Indonesia) 2:

Ludwig van Beethoven (Listeni / lʊdvɪɡ væn beɪˌtoʊvən /; Jerman: [fan luːtvɪç beːtˌhoˑfn̩] (mendengarkan); dibaptis 17 Desember 1770 [1] - 26 Maret 1827) adalah seorang komponis Jerman dan pianis. Seorang tokoh penting dalam transisi antara era Klasik dan Romantic dalam musik seni Barat, ia tetap salah satu yang paling terkenal dan berpengaruh dari semua komposer. Komposisinya paling terkenal termasuk 9 simfoni, konserto untuk piano 5, 32 sonata piano, dan 16 kuartet gesek. Ia juga menggubah musik lainnya ruang, karya paduan suara (termasuk dirayakan Missa Solemnis), dan lagu-lagu. Lahir di Bonn, maka ibukota Pemilih Cologne dan bagian dari Kekaisaran Romawi Suci, Beethoven ditampilkan bakat musiknya pada usia dini dan diajarkan oleh ayahnya Johann van Beethoven dan Gottlob Neefe oleh Christian. Selama 22 tahun pertama di Bonn, Beethoven dimaksudkan untuk belajar dengan Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dan berteman Joseph Haydn. Beethoven pindah ke Wina pada tahun 1792 dan mulai belajar dengan Haydn, cepat mendapatkan reputasi sebagai pianis virtuoso. Dia tinggal di Wina sampai kematiannya. Pada sekitar 1800 pendengarannya mulai memburuk, dan pada dekade terakhir hidupnya ia hampir benar-benar tuli. Dia menyerah melakukan dan tampil di depan umum, tapi terus menulis; banyak karya yang paling dikagumi nya berasal dari periode ini. Isi [hide] 1 Biografi 1.1 Latar Belakang dan kehidupan awal 1.2 Membangun karirnya di Wina 1.3 kematangan Musik 1.4 Kehilangan pendengaran 1,5 Binaan 1.6 Periode tengah 1,7 kesulitan pribadi dan keluarga perjuangan 1,8 Custody dan Penyakit 1.9 Akhir bekerja 1.10 Penyakit dan kematian 2 Karakter 3 Music 3.1 Tinjauan 3.2 tiga periode 4 Dalam budaya populer 4,1 Film 5 Legacy 6 pohon Keluarga 7 Lihat pula 8 Referensi 8.1 Catatan 8.2 sumber Dikutip 8.3 Sumber-sumber lain 9 Pranala luar Biografi Latar belakang dan awal kehidupan kelahiran Beethoven di Bonngasse 20, sekarang museum Beethoven House Beethoven adalah cucu dari Lodewijk van Beethoven (1712-1773), seorang musisi dari Mechelen di Belanda Selatan (sekarang bagian dari Belgia) yang pada usia dua puluh pindah ke Bonn. [ 2] [3] Lodewijk (Ludwig adalah serumpun Jerman Belanda Lodewijk) bekerja sebagai penyanyi bass di istana Pemilih Cologne, akhirnya naik menjadi dirigen (music director). Lodewijk punya satu anak, Johann (1740-1792), yang bekerja sebagai tenor dalam pembentukan musik yang sama dan memberi pelajaran pada piano dan biola untuk menambah penghasilannya [2] Johann menikahi Maria Magdalena Keverich pada tahun 1767.; ia adalah putri dari Johann Heinrich Keverich, yang pernah menjadi kepala koki di istana Keuskupan Agung Trier. [4] Pangeran-Pemilih Istana (Kurfürstliches Schloss) di Bonn, di mana keluarga Beethoven sudah aktif sejak tahun 1730-an Beethoven lahir dari pernikahan ini di Bonn. Tidak ada catatan otentik dari tanggal kelahirannya; Namun, registri dibaptis, dalam layanan Katolik Roma di Paroki St. Regius pada 17 Desember 1770, bertahan [5] Sebagai anak-anak era yang secara tradisional dibaptis hari setelah lahir di negara Katolik Rhine, dan. itu diketahui bahwa keluarga Beethoven dan gurunya Johann Albrechtsberger merayakan ulang tahunnya pada 16 Desember, kebanyakan sarjana menerima 16 Desember 1770 sebagai tanggal Beethoven lahir. [6] [7] Dari tujuh anak yang lahir Johann van Beethoven, hanya Ludwig, kedua -born, dan dua adik selamat bayi. Caspar Anton Carl lahir pada 8 April 1774, dan Nikolaus Johann, yang termuda, lahir pada tanggal 2 Oktober 1776. [8] guru musik pertama Beethoven adalah ayahnya. Meskipun tradisi mengatakan bahwa Johann van Beethoven adalah seorang instruktur yang keras, dan bahwa anak Beethoven, "dibuat untuk berdiri di keyboard, sering menangis," [2] Grove Dictionary of Music dan Musisi mengklaim bahwa tidak ada dokumentasi yang solid didukung ini , dan menegaskan bahwa "spekulasi dan mitos-keputusan keduanya produktif." [2] Beethoven memiliki guru lokal lainnya: (. d 1782) organ pengadilan Gilles van den Eeden, Tobias Friedrich Pfeiffer (seorang teman keluarga, yang mengajar Beethoven yang piano), dan Franz Rovantini (kerabat, yang menyuruhnya bermain biola dan biola). [2] bakat musik Beethoven jelas di usia muda. Johann, menyadari keberhasilan Leopold Mozart di daerah ini (dengan anak Wolfgang dan putri Nannerl), berusaha untuk mengeksploitasi anaknya sebagai anak ajaib, mengklaim bahwa Beethoven adalah enam (ia berusia tujuh) pada poster untuk kinerja publik pertama Beethoven Maret 1778 . [9] Beberapa saat setelah 1779, Beethoven memulai studinya dengan gurunya yang paling penting di Bonn, Christian Gottlob Neefe, yang diangkat Organ Mahkamah pada tahun itu. [10] Neefe mengajarkan komposisi Beethoven, dan oleh Maret 1783 telah membantunya menulis komposisi pertama kali diterbitkan nya: satu set variasi Keyboard (WoO 63) [8] Beethoven segera mulai bekerja dengan Neefe sebagai asisten organis, pada awalnya tidak dibayar (1781), dan kemudian sebagai karyawan dibayar (1.784) dari kapel pengadilan dilakukan. oleh dirigen Andrea Luchesi. Tiga sonata piano, bernama "Kurfürst" ("Pemilih") atas dedikasi mereka kepada Pemilih Maximilian Friedrich (1708-1784), yang diterbitkan pada tahun 1783. Maximilian Frederick melihat bakat Beethoven awal, dan subsidi dan mendorong studi musik pemuda itu . [11] Sebuah potret dari Beethoven 13 tahun oleh master Bonn diketahui (c. 1783) penerus Maximilian Frederick sebagai Pemilih Bonn adalah Maximilian Franz, putra bungsu Ratu Maria Theresa of Austria, dan ia membawa terkenal perubahan Bonn. Bergema perubahan yang dilakukan di Wina oleh saudaranya Yusuf, dia memperkenalkan reformasi berdasarkan filsafat Pencerahan, dengan dukungan peningkatan pendidikan dan seni. The remaja Beethoven hampir pasti dipengaruhi oleh perubahan ini. Dia juga telah dipengaruhi saat ini dengan ide-ide terkemuka di freemasonry, sebagai Neefe dan orang lain di sekitar Beethoven adalah anggota bab lokal dari Order of the Illuminati. [12] Pada Maret 1787 Beethoven melakukan perjalanan ke Wina (mungkin dengan biaya orang lain) untuk pertama kalinya, tampaknya dengan harapan belajar dengan Mozart. Rincian hubungan mereka tidak pasti, termasuk apakah mereka benar-benar bertemu. [13] Setelah hanya dua bulan Beethoven belajar bahwa ibunya sakit parah, dan kembali ke rumah. Ibunya meninggal tak lama setelah itu, dan ayahnya terjerumus lebih dalam alkoholisme. Akibatnya, Beethoven menjadi bertanggung jawab atas perawatan dari kedua saudaranya yang lebih muda, dan ia menghabiskan lima tahun ke depan di Bonn. [14] Beethoven diperkenalkan kepada beberapa orang yang menjadi penting dalam hidupnya di tahun-tahun ini. Franz Wegeler, seorang mahasiswa kedokteran muda, memperkenalkannya kepada keluarga von Breuning (yang salah satu putri Wegeler akhirnya menikah). Beethoven sering mengunjungi von Breuning rumah tangga, di mana ia mengajar piano untuk beberapa anak-anak. Di sini ia bertemu sastra Jerman dan klasik. The von Breuning lingkungan keluarga kurang stres daripada sendiri, yang semakin didominasi oleh penurunan ayahnya. [15] Beethoven juga datang ke perhatian Hitungan Ferdinand von Waldstein, yang menjadi teman seumur hidup dan pendukung keuangan. [16] Pada tahun 1789 Beethoven memperoleh tatanan hukum dimana setengah dari gaji ayahnya dibayar langsung kepadanya atas dukungan dari keluarga. [17] Dia juga memberikan kontribusi lebih lanjut untuk pendapatan keluarga dengan memainkan biola di orkestra pengadilan. Hal ini dibiasakan Beethoven dengan berbagai opera, termasuk tiga karya Mozart yang dilakukan pada pengadilan dalam periode ini. Dia juga berteman Anton Reicha, seorang pemain suling dan pemain biola sekitar usia sendiri yang merupakan keponakan dari konduktor orkestra pengadilan, Josef Reicha. [18] Membangun karirnya di Wina Dari 1790-1792, Beethoven menggubah sejumlah besar karya (tidak ada diterbitkan pada waktu itu, dan sebagian besar sekarang terdaftar sebagai karya tanpa opus) yang menunjukkan berbagai tumbuh dan jatuh tempo. Ahli musik mengidentifikasi tema mirip dengan simfoni ketiganya dalam satu set variasi yang ditulis pada 1791. [19] Beethoven mungkin pertama kali diperkenalkan ke Joseph Haydn pada akhir 1790, ketika yang terakhir sedang melakukan perjalanan ke London dan berhenti di Bonn sekitar waktu Natal. [21] Dengan [20] Setahun setengah kemudian mereka bertemu di Bonn pada Haydn perjalanan kembali dari London ke Wina pada bulan Juli 1792, dan ada kemungkinan bahwa pengaturan dibuat pada waktu itu untuk Beethoven untuk belajar dengan master tua. bantuan Pemilih yang, Beethoven meninggalkan Bonn Wina pada bulan November 1792, di tengah rumor perang tumpah keluar dari Perancis; ia belajar tak lama setelah kedatangannya bahwa ayahnya telah meninggal. [22] [23] [24] Mozart juga baru meninggal. Menghitung Waldstein, dalam perpisahan catatan kepada Beethoven, menulis: ". Melalui uji terganggu Anda akan menerima roh Mozart melalui tangan Haydn" [24] Selama beberapa tahun ke depan, Beethoven menanggapi perasaan luas bahwa dia adalah pengganti yang baru saja mati Mozart dengan mempelajari pekerjaan dan menulis karya-karya yang master dengan rasa khas Mozartean. [25] Potret Beethoven sebagai seorang pemuda oleh Carl Traugott Riedel (1769-1832) Beethoven tidak segera berangkat untuk membangun dirinya sebagai komposer, melainkan setia dirinya untuk belajar dan kinerja. Bekerja di bawah arahan Haydn, [26] ia berusaha untuk menguasai tandingan. Dia juga belajar biola di bawah Ignaz Schuppanzigh [27] Pada awal periode ini, ia juga mulai menerima instruksi sesekali dari Antonio Salieri, terutama dalam gaya Italia komposisi vokal.; Hubungan ini bertahan sampai setidaknya 1802, dan mungkin 1809. [28] Dengan keberangkatan Haydn untuk Inggris pada 1794, Beethoven diharapkan oleh pemilih untuk kembali ke rumah. Dia malah memilih untuk tetap tinggal di Wina, melanjutkan instruksi dalam tandingan dengan Johann Albrechtsberger dan guru lainnya. Meskipun gaji nya dari Pemilih berakhir, sejumlah bangsawan Wina telah diakui kemampuannya dan menawarkan dukungan keuangan, di antaranya Pangeran Joseph Franz Lobkowitz, Pangeran Karl Lichnowsky, dan Baron van Swieten Gottfried. [29] Pada 1793, Beethoven membentuk reputasi sebagai improvis