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Beethoven - 2 dictionary results

Bee⋅tho⋅ven

[bey-toh-vuhn; Ger. beyt-hoh-fuhn]
–noun
Ludwig van [van; Ger. fuhn] , 1770–1827, German composer.

Bee⋅tho⋅vi⋅an [bey-toh-vee-uhn] , Bee⋅tho⋅ve⋅ni⋅an [bey-toh-vee-nee-uhn, -veen-yuhn] , adjective
Bee·tho·ven   (bā'tō'vən)   
German composer. Among the greatest composers in history, he began to lose his hearing in 1801 and was deaf by 1819. His music, which formed a transition from classical to romantic composition, includes 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, a violin concerto, 32 piano sonatas, several other sonatas, 2 Masses, and an opera.
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