| 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. |
LIFE STORIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
AN ATTRACTIVE SERIES FOR CHILDREN
TITLES
HISTORICAL
BARBAROSSA WILLIAM OF ORANGE MARIA THERESA THE MAID OF ORLEANS FREDERICK THE GREAT THE LITTLE DAUPHIN HERMANN AND THUSNELDA THE SWISS HEROES EMPEROR WILLIAM I LOUISE, QUEEN OF PRUSSIA THE YOUTH OF THE GREAT ELECTOR ELIZABETH, EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA AND QUEEN OF HUNGARY MARIE ANTOINETTE’S YOUTH THE DUKE OF BRITTANY
MUSICAL BIOGRAPHY
BEETHOVEN MOZART JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH JOSEPH HAYDN
LEGENDARY