Among the influential composers of classical music, there have been few who have contributed so much in both talent, creativity, and style as Joseph Haydn and Ludwig Van Beethoven. Both extremely talented in the art of classical composition, Haydn and Beethoven placed their heart, soul and ingenuity in their music as is clearly illustrated in Haydn’s The Creation and Beethoven’s The Creatures of Prometheus. Both composers display sheer genius in their very effective ways of displaying complex themes through their musical works - in …showed first 85 words of 1718 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 1718 total…while Beethoven relies solely on his musical "prose". I feel that Beethoven’s efforts were more effective simply because by concentrating upon the music alone, he was able to hone the imagery more precisely, not relying upon words to concretize his ideas. Haydn showed remarkable insight when choosing instruments and other subtleties when trying to convey his emotion. Beethoven’s incredible crafting through the use of extremes, however, was not excessive as one could superficially see but in fact intrinsic to displaying such vivid imagery.
