beethoven lived most of his life in vienna.
beethoven lived most of his life in vienna.
where did beethoven live most of his life?
vienna
the front building shows documents from the vienna years. twelve exhibition rooms illustrate beethoven's early years as piano player and composer as well as his master compositions. on display are portraits of beethoven's teachers joseph haydn, johann georg albrechtsberger and antonio salieri, the string quartet instruments provided by prince karl von lichnowsky, a patron of beethoven during the first years in vienna (on permanent loan from the state institute for music research, prussian cultural heritage, berlin), beethoven's last instrument, the pianoforte from conrad graf, and selected composition editions. portraits of the composer in various stages of his life, the famous bust from vienna sculptor franz klein (1779–1840), josef danhauser's lithography "beethoven on his deathbed" and the death mask deliver an impression of beethoven's appearance. franz xaver stöber's watercolour depicting the funeral cortege on 29 march 1827 shows how much beethoven was recognized and revered even in his lifetime. beethoven's hearing problems are documented by the exhibited ear trumpets and a conversation booklet, i.e. a booklet in which beethoven's interlocutors wrote down what they had to say. letters, notes, various contemporary music instruments and items of daily life give an idea of beethoven as a human being, his everyday life, his relationships and lifestyle. a separate room is dedicated to zürich physician and art collector hans conrad bodmer (1891–1956), who donated his collection of more than 850 items to the beethoven-haus in his last will. two other rooms are available for about three special exhibitions each year. seen from ever-changing perspectives precious manuscripts and other important documents from beethoven's life and work are exhibited. the ground floor houses a lecture and performance room groups can book for concerts on historic pianofortes and for lectures.
beethoven house
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avraham biton (; 21 february 1923 – 18 february 2005) was an israeli politician who served as a member of the knesset for the alignment and labor party between 1965 and 1969.









































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born in mandatory palestine in 1923, biton joined the haganah at the age of 16, and later commanded a platoon in the hish. during the 1948 arab-israeli war he commanded a company in the givati brigade, and was later demobilised from the idf as a major.
avraham biton