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Beethoven's Heroic Symphony

by Anna Harwell Celenza · 2004

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After learning that he is going deaf, Beethoven is determined to write a great symphony using the heroic deeds of Napoleon as his initial inspiration.

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picture bookschildrens
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short · 32 pages

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