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Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the greatest (36) who ever lived. He thought that people could be free when they wrote music. Before his time, music was composed for a special (37) . Often it was church music. Or, music was written to (38) at parties and concerts. Beethoven was born in Germany in 1770. He was a very musical child. The boy learned to play the (39) and piano, but he was not happy at home. His mother died when he was in his teens. After that, his father was often drunk and (40) . Beethoven became a (41) in a rich family. His student’s mother was very kind to the young teacher. She helped him meet many famous (42) One of them was Mozart. He said, "That boy will give the world something worth listening to." When Beethoven was in his twenties, he began to go deaf. The deafness changed his behaviors. He became (43) and moody. (44) Beethoven died when he was 57 years old. (45) (46) .