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Ludwig van Beethoven
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History & CivilizationsWho is Ludwig van Beethoven in the Agency editorial?
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer and pianist, author of nine symphonies. Issue.10 names him once, in the author's prose, in the section on the Enlightenment, in a list item headed "Art", next to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Joseph Haydn.
In short
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer and pianist, author of nine symphonies. In the Agency editorial he appears in a single sentence of Issue.10. In the section on the Enlightenment, the item "Art" speaks of the rise of classical music, with composers such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Joseph Haydn "creating influential works that emphasized formal structure, clarity, and rationality". The edition names no work by him and says nothing else about him.
Key facts
- Who was Ludwig van Beethoven?
- A German composer and pianist, who was born in 1770 and died in 1827, author of nine symphonies.
- Where does the Agency editorial name Beethoven?
- In Issue.10, in one sentence of the section on the Enlightenment, in the list item headed "Art", between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Joseph Haydn.
- What does Issue.10 say about him?
- It lists him among the composers of the rise of classical music, "creating influential works that emphasized formal structure, clarity, and rationality". No work is named.
Who was Ludwig van Beethoven?
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist, who was born in 1770 and died in 1827. He wrote nine symphonies, among many other works. These facts come from outside the edition and are marked for verification.
How does Beethoven appear in Issue.10?
Issue.10 has a section on the Enlightenment that lists several items: scientific progress, human rights and individual liberty, secularism and art. The item on art speaks of the rise of classical music, with composers such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Joseph Haydn "creating influential works that emphasized formal structure, clarity, and rationality". That sentence is the only mention of Beethoven in the editions.
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