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Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer. He one of the greatest composers in the history of music. In February 1824, the famous German composer's ninth symphony was finally completed. As he proudly his name at the bottom of the page, Beethoven tried to imagine how people would respond when they heard it for the first time. Before the performance, the backstage at a very famous theatre in Vienna was tense. Beethoven was afraid that the performance would be a . After all, what use is a conductor who could not hear his orchestra - even if he is a musical ?
The audience did not hesitate to applaud(鼓) loudly as the composer walked out onto the stage for the first time in 12 years. The theatre's musical director, Michael joined him and together the two men the orchestra. For more than an hour, Beethoven jumped about in front of the orchestra, waving his arms wildly in the air, and madly turning the pages of his score.
As the final, joyous note the end of the symphony, the audience jumped to their feet, and cheering. But Beethoven continued conducting, still his performance. It was not until Caroline, one of the singers, took his arm and turned him to face the audience that the great man realized his symphony was a success.
