Chapter 6: Romanticism
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"Beethoven and his Symphonies" (The Flying Inkpot)
The Flying Inkpot presents a detailed discussion of Beethoven’s nine major symphonies as well as references to the Battle Symphony and musicological attempts to piece together his ideas for the Tenth. Also included on this site are reviews of recorded performances of the symphonic cycles, the performers themselves, a Beethoven biography, review of the film "Immortal Beloved" and various other resources for research on this well-known, yet mysterious, composer.

Music History 102: Ludwig van Beethoven (Internet Public Library)
This site offers a brief, but noteworthy, biographical sketch of Beethoven's life with graphics, sound files and links to other composers who were influential or influenced by this great composer. This page is part of the Internet Public Library Web site and was created by Robert Sherrane, the Cataloguing Librarian at the Julliard School in New York.

Ludwig van Beethoven (Classical Music Pages)
A resource for biographical information about Beethoven, pictures of the composer, a list of works, the Heiligenstadt Testament, information about his contemporaries, and detailed discussions of several of his most important compositions are included at this site.

Ludwig van Beethoven's Home Page
This Web site provides biographical information, pictures, a complete listing of Beethoven's compositions, and a series of pages devoted to a variety of genres of composition by this great master.

Beethoven Depot
This Web site contains a chat room devoted to Beethoven, a discussion forum, a list of Frequently Asked Questions, Beethoven jokes, pictures, and a large collection of MIDI versions of Beethoven's compositions.

Classical MIDI Connection: Ludwig van Beethoven
Review this large collection of MIDI files, including Bagatelles, sonatas, concertos, string quartets, all nine symphonies, and much more.


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