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Beethoven
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Beethoven as in:  Ludwig van Beethoven

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  • In his new division, whenever he was asked the famous Führer question, Rudy would smile and answer, "April 20, 1889," and then to Tommy, he'd whisper a different date, like Beethoven's birthday, or Mozart's, or Strauss's.  (source)
    Beethoven = Ludwig van Beethoven -- German composer considered to be one of the masters of the classical style (1770-1827)
  • And Schweitzer and Gandhi and Buddha and Beethoven and Rembrandt and St. Francis!  (source)
    Beethoven = famous composer of classical music (1770-1827)
  • I think his shortcoming increased his appreciation; he loved it all indiscriminately—Beethoven, the latest love ditty, jazz, a hymn—it was all profoundly musical to Phineas.  (source)
    Beethoven = composer considered to be one of the masters of classical music (1770-1827)
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  • Mr. Dussel makes the beds (all wrong, of course), always whistling the same Beethoven violin concerto as he goes about his work.  (source)
    Beethoven = famous German composer of classical music (1770-1827)
  • Skinny Delivery Boy, you are talking to a very old woman who doesn't think much good music has been written since Ludwig van Beethoven finished his Ninth Symphony.†  (source)
    Ludwig van Beethoven = German composer considered to be one of the masters of the classical style (1770-1827)
  • Why, no more than a chord can tell us about Beethoven, or a brushstroke about Botticelli.†  (source)
    Beethoven = Ludwig van Beethoven -- German composer considered to be one of the masters of the classical style (1770-1827)
  • "Ike's was Beethoven's fourth quartet," Aunt Josephine replied.†  (source)
  • And it was something from Beethoven, for the beginning of the victory, in one of those wars.†  (source)
  • She missed teasing her for playing "old-fogy music" — Beethoven.†  (source)
  • Along with Mozart, Beethoven, Shakespeare, Gershwin, Houdini, and Disney.†  (source)
  • Big, booming Beethoven symphonies blast from her CD player all day long.†  (source)
  • "I don't know," I said, and then, so as not to appear stupid: "Beethoven."†  (source)
  • "Like Beethoven!" he shouted to me.†  (source)
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