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Ludwig VanBeethoven,a major composer of the nineteenth century,overcame many personalproblems to achieve artistic greatness.

Born in Bonn,Germany,in1770,he first studied music with the court organist,Gilles van der Eeden.Hisfather was excessively strict and given to heavy drinking._________

(46)Appointed deputycourt organist to Christian Gottlob Neefe at a surprisingly early age in1782,Beethoven also played the harpsichord and the viola. In 1792 he was sent

to Vienna by his patron,Count FerdinandWaldstein,to study music under Haydn.

Beethoven remainedunmarried.__________(47)Continually plagued by ill health,he developed an earinfection which led to his tragic deafness in 1819.

___________(48)Hecompleted mature masterpieces of great musical depth:three piano sonatas, fourstring quartets,the Missa Solemnis,and the 9th Symphony.He died in

1827.__________(49)

Noting thatBeethoven often flew into fits of rage,Goethe once said of him,"I amastonished by his talent,but he is unfortunately an altogether untamed

personality."___________(50)

题型:单选题______(48)

A.In spite of thishandicap,however,he continued to write music.

B.Because ofirregular payments from his publishers and erratic support from his patrons,hewas troubled by financial worries throughout his adult life.

C.His life wasmarked by a passionate dedication to independence.

D.When his motherdied,Beethoven,then a young man,was named guardian of his two younger brothers.

E.AlthoughBeethoven's personality may have been untamed,his music shows great disciplineand control,and this is how we remember him best.

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