September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
We’ve talked about Haydn reigning over the early Classical period and Mozart as king of the middle Classical period. Who do you think might be the musical giant of the late Classical period?
If you said “Beethoven,” you are 100 percent right. Beethoven might be more known as a Romantic composer, but he grew from Classical roots. You could even say he was responsible for the entire transition period from Classical to Romantic music. So while Beethoven scholars concentrate on late Beethoven and talk about his string quartets until they’re blue ...
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