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Beethoven

[ bey-toh-vuhn; German beyt-hoh-fuhn ]

noun

  1. Ludwig van [van, f, uh, n], 1770–1827, German composer.


Beethoven

/ ˈbeɪtˌhəʊvən /

noun

  1. BeethovenLudwig van17701827MGermanMUSIC: composer Ludwig van (ˈluːtvɪç fan). 1770–1827, German composer, who greatly extended the form and scope of symphonic and chamber music, bridging the classical and romantic traditions. His works include nine symphonies, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, five piano concertos, a violin concerto, two masses, the opera Fidelio (1805), and choral music


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  • Bee·tho·vi·an [bey-, toh, -vee-, uh, n], Bee·tho·ve·ni·an [bey-toh-, vee, -nee-, uh, n, -, veen, -y, uh, n], adjective

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Example Sentences

David Lowery of Camper von Beethoven and Cracker made this case in a viral post from 2012.

The comparison is not grotesque, since Samuragochi is, like Beethoven, deaf.

It was Beethoven who once fired his housekeeper for telling a lie.

But for all his self-absorption, the Japanese Beethoven ought to have learned from his German counterpart in another manner.

Beethoven, of course, was no stranger to megalomania, and he even loved to brag to his friends about his vanity.

I suppose he is sick of the sound of them, or perhaps it is because he feels obliged to be conscientious in teaching Beethoven!

She had prepared Beethoven's great E flat Concerto, which everybody plays here.

I wish you were here now so that I could play you a set of little variations by Beethoven called, "I've only got a little hut."

Tchaikovsky, on the contrary, had more respect than enthusiasm for Beethoven, and never aimed at following in his footsteps.

He was actually an enthusiastic admirer of Beethovens later period; but he stopped short at Beethoven, or rather at Mendelssohn.

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