|
1770 |
Born on December 16, in Bonn. |
1778 |
Performed at a public concert on March 26. |
1781 |
Became an apprentice of Christian Gottlob Neefe. |
1782 |
Appointed Neefe’s assistant as court organist. |
1783 |
Published his first composition Variations on a March by Dressler. |
1784 |
Appointed to play the viola and made the deputy court organist. |
1787 |
Met Mozart in Vienna.
Mother died of tuberculosis. |
| 1789
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Started getting
half of the father’s pension. |
1790 |
Met Haydn in Bonn. |
| 1792 |
Left Bonn for
Vienna.
Father died.
Started taking music lessons from Haydn. |
| 1795 |
Benefit concert
for the widows of the Society of Tone Artists.
Piano concerto for Konstantine Mozart.
Played own concerto at a concert by Haydn in Bonn.
Published Three Trios for Piano, Violin and Cello. |
| 1797 |
Composed music
for a war song. |
1800 |
Presented Septet and First Symphony. |
| 1801 |
Moonlight
Sonata presented.
Revealed his loss of hearing to two friends. |
| 1802 |
Wrote the
Heiligenstadt Statement on his deafness.
Composed the Second Symphony. |
| 1803 |
Composed Eroica. |
1805 |
Eroica and Leonore performed. |
1806 |
Second performance of Leonore. |
| 1808 |
Premiere of Fifth
and Sixth Symphonies. |
| 1812 |
Met Goethe. |
| 1813 |
Battle
Symphony presented. |
| 1814 |
Last public
performance at the piano, Opus 97. |
| 1815 |
Brother Carl
died. |
| 1824 |
Missa
Solemnis and Choral Symphony performed. |
| 1826 |
Nephew
attempted suicide.
Contracted pneumonia. |
| 1827 |
Died on March
26. |
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