Ludwig van Beethoven wrote many		he became suspicious of people.
He began studying the piano and violin		to complete a composition.
Beethoven's father, an alcoholic		he started taking lessons from Christian Neefe.
When he was ten years old		when he was four years old.
Beethoven wrote his first composition		Beethoven played at parties and gave concerts.
He first directed an orchestra when		continued to write music.
Beethoven studied with		he was twelve years old.
Because he played the piano well		when he was eleven years old.
He planned his music in his head		was cruel to him.
Sometimes it took him years		Joseph Haydn in Vienna.
When he began to lose his hearing		while he took long walks.
Even after he was deaf, Beethoven		symphonies, overtures, and pieces for piano.