<P> Born in Bonn , then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire , Beethoven displayed his musical talents at an early age and was taught by his father Johann van Beethoven and by composer and conductor Christian Gottlob Neefe . At the age of 21 he moved to Vienna , where he began studying composition with Joseph Haydn and gained a reputation as a virtuoso pianist . He lived in Vienna until his death . By his late 20s his hearing began to deteriorate , and by the last decade of his life he was almost completely deaf . In 1811 he gave up conducting and performing in public but continued to compose ; many of his most admired works come from these last 15 years of his life . </P>
<P> Born in Bonn , then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire , Beethoven displayed his musical talents at an early age and was taught by his father Johann van Beethoven and by composer and conductor Christian Gottlob Neefe . At the age of 21 he moved to Vienna , where he began studying composition with Joseph Haydn and gained a reputation as a virtuoso pianist . He lived in Vienna until his death . By his late 20s his hearing began to deteriorate , and by the last decade of his life he was almost completely deaf . In 1811 he gave up conducting and performing in public but continued to compose ; many of his most admired works come from these last 15 years of his life . </P>
where did beethoven live most of his life
where did beethoven live most of his life
Vienna
Vienna