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For the Third Micro Essay, please choose one of the two questions listed below and answer it in the form of a short paragraph. These questions come from the readings related to music of Beethoven. Please answer in the space provided in this form and limit your paragraph to no more than 250 words (answers with significantly fewer words are fine if they can answer the chosen question fully).
A. How did Beethoven support himself throughout his life? How was his career path different from those of Haydn and Mozart? How did this affect audience attitudes toward his music?
B Taken as a whole, what might the entire Fifth Symphony be said to express? How might this relate to Beethoven's personal circumstances? How might this relate to members of his audiences during the years after the Enlightenment and the French Revolution?