Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/beethoven.html

A brief biography with sound files of excerpts of major works is provided here.

Ludwig Van Beethoven

http://www.classical.net/music/composer/

A biography of the composer from Classic Net.

Ludwig Van Beethoven

http://www.lucare.com/immortal/

This detailed site integrates biographic and historical information on the artist with links to midi files and other resources.

Using the websites provided above, answer the following questions.

1			Where was this artist born and educated?
2			Who were his contemporaries?
3			What were his most important musical pieces?
4			What were his most important musical accomplishments?