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SOURCES AND FURTHER READING
Origins of the name van Beethoven: http://www.lvbeethoven.com/Bio/Biogra...
Ludwig on Etymonline: https://www.etymonline.com/word/ludwig
Beethoven Biography: https://www.notablebiographies.com/Ba...
Beethoven Biography: http://www.lvbeethoven.com/Bio/Biogra...
The Cambridge Guide To Beethoven: https://books.google.com/books?id=p2y...
Why Was Beethoven Famous?:    • Why Was Beethoven Famous?  
The Unique Story of Beethoven’s Ninth: http://inmozartsfootsteps.com/2472/th...
Did Beethoven’s love for married aristocrat and a doomed son colour his darkest work?: https://www.theguardian.com/music/201...
Karl van Beethoven: https://www.classicfm.com/composers/b...
Beethoven’s GrandNephew: http://www.therestisnoise.com/2014/05...
Beethoven Family Tree: http://www.lvbeethoven.com/Famille/Fa...

PRONUNCIATION SOURCES
Antonie Brentano: https://forvo.com/search/antonie%20br...
Josef: https://forvo.com/search/josef/
Reiss: https://forvo.com/search/reiss/
Caroline: https://forvo.com/search/Caroline/de/
Hermine: https://forvo.com/search/hermine/
Gabriele: https://forvo.com/search/gabriele/de/
Karoline: https://forvo.com/search/karoline/
Julius: https://forvo.com/search/julius/