philosophy of Music

[dj]

Beethoven was a revolutionary; Hayden was a reactionary; Mozart was just plain nuts.

Beethoven admired Napoleon and his revolutionary stance until he saw what it was actually doing to the world. I can't remember offhand which symphony was originally dedicated to Napoleon but has the dedication scratched out in the urtext --- might be the Eroica.

That might be a launching point for you.

Good luck.

David