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Birth: 1770 in Bonn, Germany
Death: 1827 in Vienna, Austria
Nationality: German
Occupation: composer
Source: Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 17 Vols. Gale Research, 1998.
Updated: 05/18/2006

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BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY
The instrumental music of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) forms a peak in the development of tonal music and is one of the crucial evolutionary developments in the history of music as a whole.

The early compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven marked the culmination of the 18th-century traditions for which Haydn and Mozart had established the great classical models, and his middle-period and late works developed so far beyond these traditions that they anticipated some of the major musical trends of the late 19th century. This is especially evident in his symphonies, string quartets, and piano sonatas.

In each of these three genres Beethoven began......

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