Yes! Yes! Rez! In all honesty Beethoven is considered the great grandfather of R&R. If you have ever walked into a Beethoven concert you will notice, depending on the program, 1,2 or 3 kettle drums. Although I don't know for certain, I think he was one of the first if not the first composer to use kettle drums so prominently in his compositions. He, and later Wagner, became the first over the top composers - loud, racous,and according to Beethoven's bio. overwhelming to the audience. They left stunned but couldn't get enough of it. This is not to say that all of Beethoven's music was loud and over the top - hear the 3rd movement of his 9th Symphony - serene and most beautiful. And to think that he was stone deaf when he wrote the 9th - amazing.
[ July 21, 2005, 19:04: Message edited by: ELizabeth ]
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