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Rossini would have been a great composer if his teacher had spanked him enough on his backside.
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Age: 56 †
Born: 1770
Born: December 16
Died: 1827
Died: March 26
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Strange, I feel as if up to now I had written no more than a few notes.
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