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“...to the cast majority of people suffering is still one of the
fundamental characteristics of life, and it is their realization that an
experience of suffering, pure and profound, enters as an integral part into
Beethoven’s greatest work, that helps to give that work its unique place in
the minds and hearts of men.”(Marek, 634) These words of compassion
come from J. W. N. Sullivan during Ludwig van Beethoven’s funeral. They
express the regret and sense of loss felt by people all over the world as they
caught news of his end. Beethoven was and is a cornerstone for music of all
kinds in that he combined new color, imagination, structure and expression
to further capitulate the evolution of this great form of art. Beethoven was
not only a great musician, but also a modest, caring sole. His music brought
inspiration and illumination to those who listened and Beethoven wanted it
so. It is said that Beethoven “wrote for the......

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