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- adjective Of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827),
German composer andpianist .
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Examples
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He's almost like this kind of Beethovenian figure in jazz, which is incredible.
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"Beethovenian" cadences emerging in between earthy folksong and propulsive rhythms.
AvaxHome RSS: 2009
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"Beethovenian" cadences emerging in between earthy folksong and propulsive rhythms.
AvaxHome RSS: 2009
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For the near future, expect this space to be largely occupied by Beethovenian trivia. posted by Matthew @ 12: 40 PM
Archive 2009-08-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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These include "ready for romance" (code word for nineteenth-century repertoire), "only a slow dance" (the slow movement, outside the context of the full sonata), and the notion of an expressive historical musical continuum delivered at the end of the Beethovenian refrain music ( "this night can last forever").
Archive 2009-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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These include "ready for romance" (code word for nineteenth-century repertoire), "only a slow dance" (the slow movement, outside the context of the full sonata), and the notion of an expressive historical musical continuum delivered at the end of the Beethovenian refrain music ( "this night can last forever").
They built you a temple, and locked you away Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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For the near future, expect this space to be largely occupied by Beethovenian trivia. posted by Matthew @ 12: 40 PM
Language Is a Virus Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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It says something that the Calder Quartet, in its recital at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue on Saturday, was able to conjure the lush world of Ravel's String Quartet in the lyrical first movement, and found a Beethovenian strain of stark yet approachable melancholy in the final movement.
'How Sweet the Sound' gospel competition; Calder Quartet; Left Bank Quartet Post 2010
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If only that paint had been lead-based, I might have been inspired to Beethovenian flights of fancy.
Wet your roller, then you roll it Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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If only that paint had been lead-based, I might have been inspired to Beethovenian flights of fancy.
Archive 2007-08-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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