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Was Beethoven black? The facts behind the composer's heritage
One famous composer the world always seems to need more of is Beethoven. He is talked about in the realm of legends such as Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. However, questions ...
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Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at 200: Revolutionary work of art has spawned two centuries of joy, goodwill and propaganda
In early 1824, 30 members of Vienna’s music community sent a letter to Ludwig van Beethoven petitioning the great composer to reconsider his plans to premiere his latest work in Berlin and ...
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Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 (1st movement)
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He wrote nine symphonies. A symphony is a long piece for orchestra usually split into four sections known as movements. His Symphony No. 5 ...