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  • adjective Of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer and pianist.

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Beethoven +‎ -ian

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Examples

  • He's almost like this kind of Beethovenian figure in jazz, which is incredible.

    Ran Blake: A Blur Of Film Noir, Improvisation 2009

  • "Beethovenian" cadences emerging in between earthy folksong and propulsive rhythms.

    AvaxHome RSS: 2009

  • "Beethovenian" cadences emerging in between earthy folksong and propulsive rhythms.

    AvaxHome RSS: 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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