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.
“If women want rights more than they got, why don't they just take them, and not be talking about it.” “I'm not going to die, I'm going home like a shooting star.”
