Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun beethoven

2 senses of beethoven

Sense 1
Beethoven, van Beethoven, Ludwig van Beethoven -- (German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827))
       INSTANCE OF=> composer -- (someone who composes music as a profession)

Sense 2
Beethoven -- (the music of Beethoven; "he enjoyed Beethoven most of all")
       => music -- (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)