On this day, a boy was born in the home of a court singer named Beethoven in the city. The child is strong and crying loudly, as if to announce his arrival to the world. The birth of the child brought joy to the family, and Ludwig, the grandfather of the child, had a kind smile on his face. He said happily to his son John, "This child will be named Ludwig after me."
The grandfather who named his grandson did not think of the name Ludwig van Beethoven, but actually conquered Europe and the world and became one of the world's great musicians and cultural celebrities.
Beethoven's grandfather was originally Belgian (there is also a saying for the Dutch). He came to Bonn at the age of 20 and has settled down ever since. He used to be a singer in a court band and became a music director in his later years. Bold and individual, he is an outstanding figure in Beethoven's family. Beethoven's father likes to drink, and every time he comes back drunk, he endlessly scolds his wife, which makes the family lack a harmonious atmosphere. It is said that Beethoven's mother was born in a famous family and her husband married John after her death. Every day, under the torture of poverty and her husband, she silently manages the housework. She is a gentle, kind and capable woman.
After all, he is a musical family, and maybe he still has some genes. Beethoven, who just learned to speak, likes listening to the piano. Whenever grandpa plays the piano, he doesn't cry or make trouble, but listens attentively, becoming the little "bosom friend" of old Ludwig.
The good times didn't last long. Beethoven had just celebrated his third birthday, and his grandfather died of illness. It was1773 65438+February 24th. Little Beethoven still doesn't know much about death, but he knows that his kind old grandfather can no longer buy him food, play the piano and love him as before. Until many years later, when he mentioned his grandfather, he was full of reverence and kept a picture of him with him.
After grandfather died, the family lived on John's meager salary. Although Beethoven's mother tried to save money, it was difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and life became more and more difficult. John is also a disappointing guy. People in their thirties can drink even if they have no skills. The poorer you are, the poorer you drink. Sometimes he also wants to change the financial difficulties at home. In addition to being a court musician, he also worked as a family music teacher to supplement his family. Because of his willfulness and alcoholism, customers often dare not use him.
When Beethoven was 4 years old, one day his father called him to his side and said to him in a rare gentle voice, "You are 4 years old this year. Mozart could play minuets when he was your age. He began to compose music when he was five. This year, he was only 18 years old and became a musician. He held concerts everywhere and made a lot of money. "
Beethoven listened timidly and did not dare to move. He can't fully understand his father's words, but his father's attitude is very kind and he is very satisfied. John has his own ideas. He lost confidence in his future and bet on his children, hoping that Beethoven would become the second Mozart. He trained a child prodigy to play around, and the money kept flowing. He regarded Beethoven as a "cash cow".
From then on, Beethoven was locked in his room and learned to play the piano and violin. John acted as his son's teacher. He has a bad temper and is too eager for success. He sets too many courses every day for Beethoven to be competent. If he is not satisfied, he will scold and scold. Beethoven sat on the piano stool, and his heart had already gone outside to play ball and hide-and-seek with the children. He hates his father and this old piano, and he envies his friends running and screaming in the street.
One day, little Beethoven begged his mother to say, "Mom, let me go out and play for a while." Just a little while. I'll practice the piano when I get back. "
Mother understands children best. She is not satisfied with her husband's education, so she said to little Beethoven, "Go and play for a while, and don't let dad know."
"I see, mom." Little Beethoven flew out of the cage like a bird. Who knows that when his drunken father found out just after he arrived in the street, John lost his temper and grabbed his ear and rushed back. Little Beethoven was frightened and looked at his mother for help. The mother got up the courage to persuade her husband: "John, the child is still young, only 4 years old ..."
"You know what! I am a musician and I want to do what I want. " John is stubborn and arrogant.
Little Beethoven was forced to sit in front of the piano again, and tears trickled down on the keys.
Neighbors can't stand it, and sometimes they advise John not to treat the children like this in person. He wouldn't listen. Once I got drunk in the middle of the night, I woke Beethoven up from bed to practice the piano.
Fortunately, this cruel piano practice did not make Beethoven dislike music and form psychological barriers, which may be the uniqueness of Beethoven's personality.
When Beethoven was eight years old, John thought his son could make money for him. He gave a piano concert in the hall of Cologne Conservatory of Music at a price of 1 gold coin per person. In order to increase the box office value and arouse the curiosity of the audience, he deliberately said Beethoven was 6 years old in the advertisement to achieve the effect of a child prodigy performance. On March 26th, 1778, Cologne newspaper published the news of "6-year-old children's concert". The performance was a great success, and since then, he has been taking Beethoven on a trip. After Beethoven went to primary school, he got rid of his father's control little by little and had some free time at school.
Childhood days are worth nostalgia, but Beethoven's childhood has no companions and no childhood joy. He's lonely. He often secretly stands at the window of the attic, watching the pedestrians in the street and the children chasing and playing. Little Beethoven wanted to play and dance as freely as they did. Circumstances made him mature prematurely. A 10-year-old child, sitting by the Rhine, thinking and thinking about the slowly northward river ... In meditation, he forgot everything and was in a trance. When I grow up, this meditation has become a habit. He can endure loneliness and loneliness all his life, perhaps laying the foundation in his childhood character. Without children's innocence and spoiled family conditions, he can only seek comfort from music. He loves the green fields along the Rhine, the birds singing in the trees and the bells ringing in the distant church, all of which can make him forget the sorrow and get his father's love.
The Rhine River flows solemnly, which gives Beethoven a talent for music and also gives him poverty and loneliness when he was young. ...