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Alessandra Comini

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Examining Beethoven's Worldwide Appeal

Kevin Gordon

Ludwig van Beethoven, who lived from 1770 to 1827, is one of the most popular composers of all time. Although he began to lose his hearing in his late 20s, and went completely deaf by his mid 40s, his deafness did nothing to defeat his ability to compose.