Greatest, Last Name Ever: The Beethoven Story

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First Name Greatest, Last Name Ever: The Beethoven Story Even with his loss of hearing, Beethoven was the most influential composer of all time, with his wide spectrum of compositions, influencing not only his contemporaries but also challenging todays brightest musicians. On December 16, 1770 Maria Magdalena Van Beethoven birthed one of the greatest musical minds in history, Ludwig Van Beethoven. There is no paper verification of his birth date but due to laws at the time babies had to be baptized with in twenty-four hours of their birth and he was baptized December 17, 1770. Young Ludwig didn’t have the most loving father. From the first time he touched a piano his father thought he could formulate another Mozart, but sadly he would more