... . During the time this song was dated, Beethoven was also writing many other bagatelles as well, but could be said that it was written towards the end of this time period (11). The time this style of music was written, was due to the boom of fortepiano production that could be seen during the late 1800's, making the piano a platform for ... of his life, his ability to affect the course of music history was incredible. Fur Elise, as many of Beethoven's compositions, shows the composer's ability to adjust to a transitional period from the Baroque period of classical music, to more "clean" ...

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