He combined the culmination of classical music and at the same time opened up the path for music in the romantic period, playing a decisive role in the development of world music. Germany's greatest musician and pianist, one of the representatives of the Viennese classical music school, and the last one. Together with Haydn and Mozart, he is known as the "Three Masters of Vienna" by future generations.

Beethoven was a giant who straddled the classical and romantic worlds. On the one hand, he pushed the realism and humanism of the classical period to their peak; The gate reveals a new world filled with abundance.

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Beethoven's life experienced the drastic changes in European society before and after the French Revolution. His works are the product of the combination of the times and personality. He greatly expanded the ideological content of symphonic music, making it a genre that directly reflected social changes, and the range of expression of the piano was also greatly enhanced.

The expansion of content leads to innovation in expression techniques: it breaks through the traditional formal structure, uses motivational themes and develops dynamic musical ideas, giving the music extraordinary momentum and power; it is based on function The systematic voice change system has become a characteristic of his harmonic style;

The flexible off-key modulation and the large contrast of rhythm and intensity play an important role in portraying conflicts and dramatic development. In addition, the use of counterpoint, the combination of band sounds, and the writing of piano music all have distinctive characteristics.

He left a valuable legacy for mankind and had a huge impact on the development of world music, so he was respected as the "Music Saint" by the world

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