Beethoven's compositional method

<p><a href="/facts/Ludwig_van_Beethoven/eusBgBkA">Ludwig van Beethoven</a> (1770–1827) was a German composer in the <a href="/facts/Transition_from_Classical_to_Romantic_music/fl2GFJ7f">transition</a> between the <a href="/facts/Classical_period_(music)/HhEDbzVX">classical</a> and <a href="/facts/Romantic_period_(music)/Smlk40jm">romantic</a> period. He composed in many different <a href="/facts/Musical_form/JrnVvFDq">forms</a> including nine <a href="/facts/List_of_compositions_by_Ludwig_van_Beethoven/1PRcYGSf">symphonies</a>, five <a href="/facts/List_of_compositions_by_Ludwig_van_Beethoven/1PRcYGSf">piano concertos</a>, and a <a href="/facts/List_of_compositions_by_Ludwig_van_Beethoven/1PRcYGSf">violin concerto</a>. Beethoven's method of composition has long been debated among scholars. His <a href="/facts/Sketch_(music)/6lhbWusM">sketches</a> of composition <a href="/facts/Autograph_(manuscript)/lox4ICrE">drafts</a>, and his written letters, provide contrasting evidence about his process of composition. However, many scholars agree that, for him, composition was a slow and laborious process. It is clear that his deafness impacted his compositional style, as evinced in certain changes in compositional method from early to late in his career.
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Beethoven's compositional method