New Delhi: In one of the most interesting doodles of this year, Google is commemorating the 245th year of history's greatest composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
Born into a family of profession musicians, Beethoven's father observed his talent for the piano and tried to make him a prodigy like Mozart but couldn't succeed. It was only at adolescence that Beethovan started getting mild attention.
Today's animated doodle - a musical puzzle - aims to narrate Beethoven's life story which was marked by struggle against encroaching deafness, family responsibility, and two failed romances. Despite all this, his music prevailed and some of his most important works were composed during the last 10 years of his life when he was quite unable to hear.
Although it is unclear when Beethoven was actually born, but December 17th marks the 245th anniversary of his baptism.
His astounding compositions brought him the opportunity to study music with Mozart in Vienna. According to tradition, Mozart was highly impressed with Beethoven’s powers of improvisation and told some friends that “this young man will make a great name for himself in the world."
The musical puzzle today, created by doodler Leon Hong in collaboration with artist Nate Swinehart, and engineers Jonathan Shneier and Jordan Thompson, is a game complete with Beethoven's iconic compositions in the backdrop.
Help the adorable, hapless Beethoven reach the symphony hall by arranging his masterpieces in time for the big crescendo!
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