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1. Ludwig Van Beethoven

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   Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne, Beethoven was the grandson of Ludwig van Beethoven the Elder, a respected Kapellmeister. His father, Johann van Beethoven, was a tenor in the electoral court and provided harsh, unconventional musical training, allegedly attempting to force the young Ludwig into precocious public performances mirroring those of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
   Upon arriving in Vienna circa 1792, Beethoven studied briefly with Haydn. While contemporary accounts suggest tension between the two figures—stemming partly from…