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Beethovens

Heroic

Symphony

Anna Harwell Celenza

Illustrated by

JoAnn E. Kitchel

2016 Once Upon a Masterpiece edition

Text copyright 2004 by Anna Harwell Celenza

Illustrations copyright 2004 by JoAnn E. Kitchel

All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Celenza, Anna Harwell.

Beethoven's Heroic symphony / by Anna Harwell Celenza;

illustrated by JoAnn Kitchel.New Once upon a masterpiece series edition.

pages cm.(Once upon a masterpiece series)

Originally published in a slightly different form in 2004 under title: The heroic symphony.

Summary: After learning that he is going deaf, Beethoven is determined to write

a great symphony using the heroic deeds of Napoleon as his initial inspiration.

ISBN 978-1-58089-530-9 (reinforced for library use)ISBN

978-1-63289-507-3 (ebook)ISBN 978-1-63289-508-0 (ebook pdf)

1. Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827Juvenile f iction. [1. Beethoven,

Ludwig van, 1770-1827Fiction. 2. ComposersFiction.]

I. Kitchel, JoAnn E., illustrator. II. Title. III. Title: Heroic symphony.

PZ7.C314Be 2016

[E]dc23 2015026870

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Production supervision by Brian G. Walker

Designed by Diane M. Earley

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To Chris and the Countmy greatest sources of inspiration.

A. H. C.

For Lily.

J. E. K.

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to listen to Beethovens Heroic Symphony.

n a glimmering salon, Ludwig van

Beethoven played the piano. The audience

sat mesmerized. Never had they heard

music performed with such emotion and

strength. As Ludwig glanced at them, he felt

extremely proud. He was the best pianist in

Vienna, perhaps the best in all of Europe.

Ludwig wrote music that showcased his

talent, and when he played, women

swooned and men cheered. The wealthy

paid him large sums of money to perform in

their homes.

It seemed he had everything: talent, fame,

money. No one suspected that the great

Ludwig van Beethoven also had a troubling

secret he was slowly going deaf. It was

getting more and more difficult for him to

play the piano. Without his hearing his

career, fame, and fortune would soon come

to an end.

Ludwig searched in secret for a treatment

that would restore his hearing, but without

success. Then a doctor in Heiligenstadt

promised he could help. Filled with hope,

Ludwig left Vienna in the spring of 1802 to

stay at the remote clinic.

In Heiligenstadt, Ludwig did everything

the doctor recommended. He ate a special

diet, exercised regularly, and rested his ears

by staying away from concerts and avoiding

long conversations. As the months passed,

however, his hearing only grew worse.

Finally, in October, the doctor delivered the

dreaded news the treatment was a failure.

Ludwig was going deaf, and his career as a

pianist was over.

No! cried Ludwig. It cant be true!

Anger welled up inside him. He stood up

without saying another word and ran out

the door.

Ludwig walked for hours, through the

woods, along the river. He tried to make

sense of the horrible news, but the same

thought kept running through his mind:

Without performing, without my music,

what reason is there to live? Sorrow and

fear crept into his heart.

In his room Ludwig began writing a

farewell letter to his brothers. He tried to

explain the horror of his situation, but

f inding the right words was difficult. As he

sat at his desk, a sorrowful melody f illed his

imagination. Ludwig listened to the tune

it expressed his thoughts and emotions in

a way words could not. And while he

listened, something happened: Ludwigs

will to live grew stronger.

My ears might be failing, but music has

not abandoned me, he thought. If I can

imagine music then I can write it! I will be

a composer as great a composer as I was a

pianist! Filled with renewed hope, Ludwig

packed his bags and returned to Vienna.

Ludwig visited all his old friends. He

had left the city without saying good-bye,

and many wondered where he had been.

Now, one by one, each learned of Ludwigs

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