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Ludwig Van Beethoven's Early Period

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Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770 – 1727)
Beethoven was an eminent German composer and pianist who is one of the most iconic figures in the history of Western Culture.
Amongst other works, Beethoven wrote a great deal of keyboard and orchestral music, including 32 piano sonatas and 9 symphonies.
In his so-called “middle-period” Beethoven composed his only opera (Fidelio).
Music emerging from Beethoven’s “early period” is written in a predominantly classical idiom. In this period, the composer was attempting to thoroughly comprehend the musical procedures utilized by Mozart and his contemporaries.
Moreover, music from Beethoven’s “middle-period” features Beethoven operating on a larger scale and thinking bigger both orchestrally and thematically.

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