How is Beethoven pronounced?
Why is Beethoven pronounced Beethoven?
Beethoven’s name was pronounced different in his hometown Bonn and his chosen home as adult, Vienna. In Bonn Biet-hoffen was the way he had heard his name; in Vienna it was Be-toof-fen. In phonetics his name is ethier beɪˌtəʊvən, or beɪtˌhəʊvən. For Beethoven’s full biography click here!
How do you pronounce Beethoven Fur Elise?
What is Beethoven’s full name?
Ludwig van Beethoven, (baptized December 17, 1770, Bonn, archbishopric of Cologne [Germany]—died March 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria), German composer, the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras.