Classical Period

Beethoven Composed the Ninth Symphony in Total Silence

Beethoven went completely deaf—so how did he keep conducting until the very end?

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Classical MusicDisability19th CenturyAustriaLudwig van BeethovenArtistic PerseveranceViennaEuropean Culture

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