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Haydn had come through Bonn
and discovered this amazing kid and said, "Come and study with me." And, eventually,
Haydn writes back to Bonn, he is going to be one of
the great musicians of Europe. He wants to learn, he wants to study counterpoint
to improve his technique. He complains to other people
that Haydn is not very rigorous as a counterpoint teacher. But he also has trouble
with authority figures. Because Beethoven
is the most self-motivated, self-taught person imaginable
and discovered this amazing kid and said, "Come and study with me." And, eventually,
Haydn writes back to Bonn, he is going to be one of
the great musicians of Europe. He wants to learn, he wants to study counterpoint
to improve his technique. He complains to other people
that Haydn is not very rigorous as a counterpoint teacher. But he also has trouble
with authority figures. Because Beethoven
is the most self-motivated, self-taught person imaginable
Full Transcript
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Haydn had come through Bonn
and discovered this amazing kid
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and said, "Come and study with me."
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And, eventually,
Haydn writes back to Bonn,
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he is going to be one of
the great musicians of Europe.
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He wants to learn,
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he wants to study counterpoint
to improve his technique.
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He complains to other people
that Haydn is not very rigorous
00:00:23.016 --> 00:00:24.084
as a counterpoint teacher.
00:00:26.064 --> 00:00:29.004
But he also has trouble
with authority figures.
00:00:31.064 --> 00:00:34.012
Because Beethoven
is the most self-motivated,
00:00:34.012 --> 00:00:36.064
self-taught person imaginable.
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Movie Summary
Marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth in 1770, a documentary series that focuses on the real, complex and often difficult man behind the great composer.
