"Music from my fourth year began to be the first of my youthful occupations. Thus early acquainted with the gracious muse who tuned my soul to pure harmonies, I became fond of her, and, as it often seemed to me, she of me."
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist whose work bridged the Classical and Romantic eras. His symphonies, sonatas, and quartets are foundational works in Western music.