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Agnes of the Palatinate (1201–1267) was a daughter of Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine, of the House of Welf, by his first wife Agnes of Hohenstaufen, daughter and heiress of Conrad of Hohenstaufen, Count Palatine of the Rhine. She married Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria.
Beethoven is considered one of the greatest musical geniuses who ever lived. He may be most famous for his nine symphonies, but he also wrote many other kinds of music: chamber and choral music, piano music and string quartets, and an opera.
The composer Ludwig van Beethoven created some of the most influential music in history. He transformed many traditional forms of Western classical music.
Ludwig van Beethoven was a uniquely talented composer and musician. But by the time Beethoven was 30, his increasing deafness put an end to his career as a pianist. That did not stop him from continuing to compose some of the most beautiful music the world has ever known.
The composer of some of the most influential pieces of music ever written, Ludwig van Beethoven created a bridge between the 18th-century classical period and the new beginnings of Romanticism. His greatest breakthroughs in composition came in his instrumental work, including his symphonies.
Beethoven was a virtuoso (really good) pianist. He composed a lot of piano music, and of course he performed his own music. His 32 piano sonatas are specially famous. You may have heard about the Moonlight sonata, the Appassionata, or the Pathétique. When Beethoven wasn't yet quite 30 years old, his hearing began to grow worse.
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At the time he composed his Third, it was the longest symphony ever written, and Beethoven’s Ninth was the first symphony to use voices. Beethoven’s 5th Symphony may be the most famous piece of music ever written.
