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Young Beethoven receives instruction from his father
Albanese, Gaetano (artist) Ussardi, Giorgio (artist)
1987
Silver Burdett Company
United States
Morristown, N.J.
Reproduction of an illustration by Gaetano Albanese and Giorgio Ussardi
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Book illustrations
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 -- Teachers and training
Color images Beethoven, Johann van, 1739 or 40-1792
late 18th century
The Beethovens on the Rhine
Illustration for the children’s book Why They Became Famous: Ludwig van Beethoven by Noemi Vicini Marri (Morristown, N.J.: Silver Burdett Company, 1987) [ ML410.B14 V5213 1987]
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Beethoven Reading Room
Exhibited: The Beethovens on the Rhine (2020). Exhibition text: Beethoven’s first musical instruction came from his father. Johann was not a patient teacher and gave frequent beatings; the Fischer children remember Beethoven standing on a bench, too small to reach the keyboard, crying as his father loomed over him. Johann evidently had ambitions for Beethoven to become a court musician, but he did not initially encourage his endeavors in composition, wanting him instead to focus on the practical skills necessary for a versatile court musician. Gottfried Fischer recounted that Johann once caught Beethoven improvising on the violin, and shouted “What stupid stuff are you scratching at now? You know I can’t stand that. Scratch at the notes or you’ll never get anywhere!”