often said to have very rude and disastrous behavior. Beethoven refused to be a servant and refused to be told what to do, claiming that he should be treated as an artist and deserved more respect than an average person.Beethoven was struck with what would be his greatest downfall; deafness. This occurred in 1802 when doctors learned that he was in fact becoming deaf and there was nothing that could be done to help. This impairment reshaped his music. This led the way to a very tense and exciting side of his pieces. Beethoven's music differs with Mozart's in that is more intense and has a greater range of pitch and dynamics. Beethoven's greatest pieces are his symphonies, which can be heard today as often as in his days. Beethoven was a very good innovator with his variations to music. Compared to Mozart, Beethoven tried to unify contrasting movements by means of musical continuity. Often times Beethoven's music would not have a clear ending and were dragged out a bit longer than expected. Beethoven died in 1827, in Vienna....
