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Ludwig van Beethoven
✦Classical/Romantic1770 – 1827Western ClassicalGerman
Overview
Born
1770, Bonn, Electorate of Cologne
Died
1827
Nationality
German
Tradition
Western Classical
Era
Classical/Romantic
Biography
Beethoven bridged the Classical and Romantic eras, composing masterworks including the Ninth Symphony (with its Ode to Joy), the Moonlight Sonata, and the late string quartets — much of it while profoundly deaf.