Neefe exclaimed, "He would surely become a second Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart if he were to continue as he has begun" (Kerman 355). ... The most influential friend he met was probably Mozart. Beethoven looked up to Mozart and actually went to Munich for a few weeks to ask Mozart to give him a theme for improvisation. Mozart also thought highly of him by exclaiming to his friends, "Keep your eyes on him; someday he will give the world something to talk about" (Orga 33). ... Although Mozart had fifty symphonies and Haydn had over 100, Beethoven's nine surpassed theirs because his were l...

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In the Enlightenment period, there were different views concerning life and religion. The beliefs of many changed from one to the next. Changes in the economy and social standings were very prominent but the idea of progress was most important. The advances in science and technology were said to hav...

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