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Jan Swafford

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CHAPTER

Exploring Beethoven's Legacy and Influence on Romantic Composers

The chapter examines the musical greatness of composers like Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Brahms, addressing the debate between inborn talent and external circumstances. It specifically focuses on Beethoven's development as a composer, his shift in composition style after studying with Haydn, and the impact of his late string quartets, ninth symphony, and late sonatas on Romantic composers.

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