Beethoven's Heroic Symphony

Discover the little-known story of Beethoven's beloved masterwork.

As the best pianist in Vienna, Ludwig van Beethoven had everything: talent, money, fame. But he also had a terrible secret. He was slowly going deaf. Though his hearing deserted him, the maestro never lost his music. Seeking inspiration for his compositions, Beethoven hit upon Napoleon Bonaparte, then considered a liberator and a folk hero. Soon after Beethoven completed the work, Napoleon declared himself Emperor of France; betrayed and enraged, Beethoven tore his copy of the score to pieces. But his friend Ferdinand rescued a copy, and in time, Beethoven renamed it Eroica the Heroic Symphony, dedicated to hero in each and every one of us.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 10/18/2016
ISBN: 9781580895309
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 9.20w x 0.50d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 78701 / Heroic Symphony/Beethoven's Heroic Symphony
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 0.5