Beethoven -

Contains the Ode to Joy , which has become the Anthem of Europe [36, 9].

Beethoven's life was a testament to the conquest of personal tragedy through art [30]. At age 28, he contemplated suicide as his hearing failed, a despair he recorded in the Heiligenstadt Testament [16, 18]. He famously wrote that his art was the only thing that kept him from ending his life , believing he must first deliver all the music he felt born to create [16, 18]. Beethoven

One of his most recognizable and beloved compositions for piano [36]. Contains the Ode to Joy , which has

A series of passionate, unsent love letters found after his death, addressed to an unknown woman [2, 12]. Famous Quotes He famously wrote that his art was the

"Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine ." [27]