Since we've been on the subject of robots and music recently, I'd like to call your attention to the master robot maker of Beethoven's time, Johann Maelzel, the man most often credited with inventing the metronome.
Maelzel got the idea for the metronome from a Dutchman named Winkel, secured a patent, and was soon manufacturing and promoting his invention throughout Europe. In Vienna, he convinced Beethoven that metronome markings were indispensable for preserving the exact tempo of his Symphonies. Maelzel even convinced Beethoven to write a big battle piece, "Wellington
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