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| | Temple of Ludvig van Beethoven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | Beethoven's fame reached its zenith during these years, but a hearing impairment he had first noted in 1798 steadily worsened. |
 | | Beethoven's major output consists of 9 symphonies, 7 concertos, 17 string quartets, 32 piano sonatas, 10 sonatas for violin and piano, 5 sonatas for cello and piano, an opera, 2 masses, several overtures, and numerous sets of piano variations. |
 | | Beethoven towered over the 19th century, embodying the heroic ideal and the romantic perception of the composer as an artist who pursues a personal vision beyond the creation of music ordered by a patron. |
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