> LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Overview

Ludwig van Beethoven is a music topic in History Brain. This page gives players quick context for the answer, the clue used in the game, and the key fact shown after answering.

Trivia prompt

• This German composer wrote Symphony No. 9 after becoming almost completely deaf.

Correct answer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Study notes

• Beethoven helped bridge the Classical and Romantic eras of Western music, and his Ninth Symphony includes the famous “Ode to Joy.”