1799, Napoleon was named First Counsul of France. However, the First Consul of France neither rose to power nor governed by democratic process.
In May, 1804, the First Consul had declared himself Emperor of France.
Beethoven had one tore his third symphony and flung it on the floor, because that Napoleon, for Beethoven, was dead. Replace the title to "Composed to celebrate the memory of a great man".
Beethoven was a genius only as a composer and muscian.
"Often I write the answer in my head; yet when I want to set it down I usually throw away my pe, because I am not capable of writing exactly what I feel", said Beethoven.
Beethoven wrote in bits and snatches, working on several pieces at once. He kept elaborate notebokes of musical ideas, labored over the scoring and elements of notation, and did a great deal of experimenting at the piano. The he would repreatedly revise completed manuscripts until the day they went to the printer.
Major difference between Mozart and Beethoven was Mozart could and often did write out his works at the dinner table easily.
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