Appendix
The following is a chronological statement of the principal events in the life of Ludwig van Beethoven, which was mostly spent in Vienna, and mainly devoted to composition:
| 1770 | Born at Bonn, Prussia, Dec. 16. |
| 1783 | First composition, “Variations on a March.” |
| 1785 | Appointed Court Organist. |
| 1787 | Sent to Vienna by Elector of Cologne to study with Mozart. |
| 1792 | Second visit to Vienna to study with Haydn. |
| 1795 | Composed three trios in Vienna, marked Opus 1, indicating that he regarded all he had previously produced as of no consequence. |
| 1796 | Made an artistic tour in North Germany. |
| 1797 | First Symphony. |
| 1798 | Deafness began, and continually increased during the remainder of his life. |
| 1802 | Second Symphony. |
| 1803 | Oratorio of “Mount of Olives” performed in Vienna. |
| 1804 | Third Symphony (“Eroica”). |
| 1805 | Composed “Fidelio,” his only opera. |
| 1806 | Fourth Symphony. |
| 1808 | Fifth Symphony. |
| 1808 | Sixth Symphony (“Pastoral”). |
| 1812 | Seventh Symphony. |
| 1812 | Eighth Symphony (“The Little”). |
| 1822 | Mass in D. |
| 1823 | Ninth Symphony (“Choral”). |
| 1827 | Died in Vienna, Dec. 26. |