Most people know that Ludwig van Beethoven(1770-1827) was a German composer, a musical prodigy whose Symphony No. 5 is recognizable the world over from its opening four notes. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he was almost completely deaf for nearly half his life; that his father would often lie about when Beethoven was born to make his talents seem even more astonishing; that he wrote a sonata to be played with building implements and called it the 'Hammer-Klavier Sonata'; and that he dedicated works to Napoleon and a dead poodle. Biographic: Beethoven presents an instant impression of his life, work and legacy, with an array of irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to reveal the composer behind the compositions.
| ISBN: | 9781781454152 |
| Publication date: | 7th May 2020 |
| Author: | Marcus Weeks |
| Illustrator: | Matt Carr |
| Publisher: | Ammonite Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 95 pages |
| Series: | Biographic |
| Genres: |
Biography: general Biography: historical, political and military |