Beethoven

Beethoven

1770-1827, German composer. he is universally recognized as one of the greatest composers of the Western European music tradition. Beethoven's work crowned the classical period and also effectively initiated the romantic era in music. He is one of the few artist who genuinely may be considered rovolutionary.

Born in Bonn, Beethoven showed remarkable talent at an early age. His father, a court musician used him in hopes of exploiting him as a child prodigy. In 1878, Beethoven first visited Vienna, at that time the center of...

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