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© iStockphoto/Thinkstock Having observed in his eldest son the signs of a talent for the piano, Johann tried to make Ludwig a child prodigy like Mozart but did not succeed. It was not until his adolescence that Beethoven began to attract mild attention. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. Subscribe Now A Brief History of German Music Overview of the history of German music, from Classical composers Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Johannes Brahms to contemporary pop musicians. When in 1780 Joseph II became sole ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, he appointed his brother Maximilian Francis as adjutant and successor-designate to the archbishop-elector of Cologne. Under Maximilian’s rule, Bonn was transformed from a minor provincial town into a thriving and cultured capital city. A liberal Roman Catholic, he endowed Bonn with a university, limited the power of his own clergy, and opened the city to the full tide of the Germa

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