Music historians have divided Beethovens career as a composer into three periods. What are they called?
- Romantic, Baroque, Eroica
- Preliminary, Viennese, Eroica
- Pre-Vienna, Viennese, Bonn
- Viennese, Heroic, Later
Answer
The correct answer is D) Viennese, Heroic, Later.
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