Question

Beethoven cannot be truly considered a Romantic composer because he was unwilling to break the old rules of composition. A. True B. False

Answer 1

I took the quiz and the answer was B, false.

Answer 2

No, it is false that Beethoven cannot be truly considered a Romantic composer because he was unwilling to break the old rules of composition. In fact, a major component of the romantic genre was the ability to break rules, and Beethoven did just this.