By  Class 4    130108127   Si  Yi  Cheng

                German musician Beethoven, is one of the most famous European music history musician, he was born in Bonn in Germany in 1770, in Beethoven Pepo’s time, his father is very high expectations for him, hope that their sons to become Mozart’s musical prodigy. In Beethoven at the age of 4, my father would take a pile of notes in front of Beethoven let him play, sometimes Beethoven put the hands are practicing swollen still can’t rest.

One day, the church bells are knocked to 12, Beethoven was in practice, he must check his music to sleep until father came back, mother looked at eyes narrowed into a crack of Beethoven, and have mercy said to him: “children, all 12 o ‘clock, go to sleep.”

              　He answered ‘No, if dad found that I being not play the piano, he will beat me.’

Mother also does not have method, to the drunkards husband had to holding the Beethoven piano in tears, soon, Beethoven fell asleep in her mother’s arms, mom kept him on the bed.

When the bell sounded again, Beethoven’s alcoholic father came back, “the rabbit, how does not practice his violin?”

“You don’t look at the time, but also let the children practice, do you want to put to death he was willing to give up?”

“Yes, you’re right,” says the Beethoven’s father as, side to Beethoven’s bedside, Beethoven to be brought up, mother how block also can not stop.

Beethoven’s sleepy on the piano, while eyes closed, in spite of this, Beethoven’s performance is very smooth and natural.
“Line, there is some Mozart.” The father in the side happily say.

When a few years later, Beethoven from 4 to 8 years old, after four years of hard practice, he piano level had the very big enhancement, his alcoholic father also satisfied, then let him in music school held a solo concert, the show was very successful, father son enjoyed the joy of success.