Sylvie Pacey
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Beethoven was born at a very early age, in fact he was only a baby at the time.
As was usual in those days his delivery was successfully accomplished by a doctor and a midwife, which came as a considerable surprise to his mother who believed that all deliveries were carried out by the postman.
However, this in no way restricted his progress and by the tender age of 6 months he was spraking fluent Gibberish followed closely at the age of two by a considerable command of Double Dutch.
His first introduction to music was at 3 years of age when his fond mother accidentally dropped him into their grand piano. This left a marked impression on him and probably accounted for him being so highly strung.
His hearing was permanently impaired by his mother's insistence on him wearing a wig that was a couple of sizes to large, causing it to cover both his ears. Fortunately it did not affect his sight.
When a student, his passion for wearing the fashionably tight trousers often caused his tutorials to be less than comfortable, thus seriously restricting his studies.
It is rumoured that the once borrowed his dinner money from a fellow student by the name of Joy Stick, as witness his famous manuscript on which was scribbled OWED TO JOY. Unfortunately, his financial situation never really improved which is why we so often see his likeness accompanied by the words 'Beethoven's Bust'
Sylvie Pacey
As was usual in those days his delivery was successfully accomplished by a doctor and a midwife, which came as a considerable surprise to his mother who believed that all deliveries were carried out by the postman.
However, this in no way restricted his progress and by the tender age of 6 months he was spraking fluent Gibberish followed closely at the age of two by a considerable command of Double Dutch.
His first introduction to music was at 3 years of age when his fond mother accidentally dropped him into their grand piano. This left a marked impression on him and probably accounted for him being so highly strung.
His hearing was permanently impaired by his mother's insistence on him wearing a wig that was a couple of sizes to large, causing it to cover both his ears. Fortunately it did not affect his sight.
When a student, his passion for wearing the fashionably tight trousers often caused his tutorials to be less than comfortable, thus seriously restricting his studies.
It is rumoured that the once borrowed his dinner money from a fellow student by the name of Joy Stick, as witness his famous manuscript on which was scribbled OWED TO JOY. Unfortunately, his financial situation never really improved which is why we so often see his likeness accompanied by the words 'Beethoven's Bust'
Sylvie Pacey
