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musician, on the contrary, completes his work on the stage. He must
participate in its rendering. He is, more than any other, beset by
social obligations; he perforce becomes to a certain extent gregarious,
all of which has a tendency to dissipate time and energy. It is only by
a great effort that he can isolate himself; that he can retain his
individuality. Beethoven's reward on these lines was great in proportion
to his victory over himself.


CHAPTER IV
HEROIC SYMPHONY
Ach, der menschliche Intellekt! Ach "Genie"! Es ist nicht so gar
viel einen "Faust" eine Schopenhauerische Philosophie, eine Eroika
gemacht zu haben.
--Friederich Nietzshe.

The immediate fruit of this mental travail was a sudden growth or
expansion of his creative powers. This is apparent in his work, marking
the beginning of the second period. His compositions now suggest
thought. There is a fecundating power in them which generates thought,
and it is in the moral nature that this force is most apparent.


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