MSC HST 70 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gottfried Van Swieten, Christian Gottlob Neefe, Johann Van Beethoven
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People who did important things relevant to beethoven. Beethoven"s composition instructor in the early years (1780s to 1790s) Beethoven"s mistress teacher (cheated on haydn with schenk) Also a composer, beethoven"s teacher for a while. Beethoven always wanted to be like him as well as surpass him in talent and fame (beethoven was hella competitive) One of the most significant aristocratic supporters of beethoven. One of the most influential earlier patrons of beethoven. An intimately close friend of beethoven whilst both were living in vienna. Nikolaus and caspar were both alive whilst beethoven was in vienna and joined him later on. First to report symptoms of beethoven"s deafness. Much of his poems were set to music by beethoven. Employer and patron of the young beethoven. Beethoven was commissioned to write his funeral cantata (too difficult to perform) The most important woman in the life of beethoven. Possible recipient of beethoven"s letter to the immortal beloved .
