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Beethoven wrote music in a wide variety of genres, including a single [[Opera]], ''[[Fidelio]]''. He is most famous, however, for his symphonies. His ''Fifth Symphony'' is filled with [[Crowning Music of Awesome|spectacular moments]]. His epic and inspirational ''Ninth Symphony'', first performed in 1824 when Beethoven was almost completely deaf, has become one of the world's most famous musical works, eventually becoming the anthem of the [[European Union]]. Thanks to [[Popcultural Osmosis]] you probably know the "[[Ode to Joy]]" from the fourth movement even if you've never heard the rest of the symphony.
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His presence in pop culture is at least partially down to the fact that generations of children grew up reading ''[[Peanuts]]'' strips in which character Schroeder was an obsessive [[Loony Fan]] of Beethoven, originally as a means for cartoonist Charles Schulz to parody one of the first children's fads, the cult of Davy Crockett merchandise in the 1950s. According to the Beethoven Exhibit at the Charles Schulz museum in Santa Rosa, Schulz liked Mozart more, but decided that "Beethoven" was [[Rule
Beethoven [[Beethoven Was an Alien Spy|may have been an alien spy]]. Or possibly [[Time Lord/Beethoven and Other Alien Spies|a Time Lord]].
Despite his name, does not feature in [[Beethoven the Animated Series]]. Or in the [[Beethoven (
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* [[Child Prodigy]]: His talent was recognized early in life. Unfortunately, his gift was heavily exploited by his father.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]:
** When he was still able to perform, Beethoven would pointedly stop playing if he heard any of the audience members whispering. He broke a chair over the head of one of his patrons. His disdain for authority and social rank was so pronounced that an Archduke decreed that etiquette laws did not apply to Beethoven.
** His house was full of half-eaten food and full chamber pots; his clothes were tattered and his personal hygiene was so poor that he was mistaken for a tramp
* [[Doing It for
* [[Deaf Composer]]
* [[Hero Worshipper]]: The story behind Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 was that he created it with the life of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] in mind. The main reason was Beethoven viewed Napoleon as a [[La Résistance|rebel hero]] during the [[French Revolution]]. When the Frenchman went all [[A God Am I]] and declared himself emperor, Beethoven lost it and renamed the symphony "Eroica" instead of "Bonaparte".
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: According to many accounts.
* [[Jerk
** His temperament was so radical some historians suspect he had bipolar disorder. He once wrote to his friend Johann Hummel, "You are a false dog, and may the hangman do away with all false dogs!". The very next day, he wrote again saying, "You are an honest fellow and I now realize you were right. Kisses from your Beethoven, also called dumpling".
* [[Inspirationally Disadvantaged]]: When ineptly presented, Beethoven's story can skirt into this territory.
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* [[The Perfectionist]]: Beethoven's scores and sketches are famously filled with violently scrawled crossings-out and corrections in search of the exact right notes. Naturally, [[Crowning Music of Awesome|it paid off.]]
* [[Promotion to Parent]]: Beethoven's mother died when he was still in his teens, leaving him to care for his younger siblings, because his father's alcoholism hindered his ability to parent.
* [[Pushy Stage Parent
* [[Sense Loss Sadness]]: In his [[Tear Jerker|poignant]] "Heiligenstadt Testament," Beethoven describes his feelings of despair as his hearing loss progressively worsened. He reveals that he was nearly [[Driven to Suicide]], but, fortunately for everyone, he eventually [[Heroic Spirit|resolved to keep creating music]] [[Determinator|whether he could hear it or not]].
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