Ludwig van Beethoven
German composer who bridged the Classical and Romantic eras, expanding music's emotional range. Beethoven's nine symphonies, especially the Ninth with its "Ode to Joy", revolutionized orchestral music. His deafness, which began in his late twenties, makes his musical achievements even more remarkable. Beethoven's defiant spirit and expansion of musical form influenced all subsequent Western music.
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