Allegro e minuetto beethoven biography

17.12.1770

Born in Bonn, son of a baronial chapel singer and alcoholic

1775

Lessons in violin and piano from his father

1778

First public concert

1780

Lessons from the vice court organist Neefe

1781

Asistant organist of the court chapell and education from Christian Gottlieb Neefe

1783

Cembalist of the court chapel

1784

Second court organist

1786

Trio for piano, flute and bassoon probably for the comital family Westerholt

1787

Journey to Vienna and audition for Mozart, who thought he would become famous.

Beethoven has to return to Bonn, due to a serious of his mother, who shortly afterwards dies. No time for lessons from Mozart.

23.08.1792

For his flute playing friend Degenhart Beethoven composes the flute duet Allegro and Menuett as farewell present before leaving for Vienna to take lessons with Haydn

1794

Due to the incompatibility of teacher and student, the lessons are not fr