Beethoven is lionized as a composer and artist. His music is treated with a reverence that can sometimes hide the intellect and passion he intended to convey to the audiences of his era.

Beethoven was considered to be part of a stylistic transition between the classical period and romantic era of classical music. Composers started bringing emotions into classical music during the ...

NARA--As if mesmerized by the tender, soothing tones of the natural horn, dozens of deer emerged from the woods here on Dec. 1, drawn by a melody from Beethoven ... the Meiji Era (1868-1912).