Ludwig von Beethoven was born in Germany during the 18th century. His father, Johannes first introduced Beethoven to music. He taught him the piano and violin. His first performance was at the very young age of 7. Beethoven moved to Vienna to study other composers, like Mozart, and ended up living there up until he died. Beethoven wrote and composed music even after he started to go deaf at the age of 28. He wrote nine numbered symphonies in his whole career. He died on March 26, 1827 in Vienna, Austria. He was buried with honors and it is believed that more than 10,000 people attended his funeral.
A three page document has been found in a collection, which was donated to the Brahms Institute of the Lubeck School of Music. This three page document was a letter written by Ludwig von Beethoven. The letter was written in July of 1823, to a man named Franz Anton Stockhausen. He was a composer living in Paris, France. The person who had the letter before the Institution was Stockhausen’s great-granddaughter, Ms. Renate Wirth. Ms. Renate Wirth died last year and she donated a part of her estate to the Brahms Institute of the Lubeck School of Music. This letter that was written by Beethoven is worth up to €150,000 ($192,000). In the letter Beethoven writes and complains about being sick and about being short on money. While reading the letter the Institute discovered that Beethoven died four years after the letter was written.
Ludwig von Beethoven was and still is a great inspiration. He influenced every age, from the young to the old. Beethoven has inspired many people through his music all around the world. Beethoven’s symphonies and other works have been played and are also known in different countries. Even though he had a disability he showed everyone that you are still able to follow your dreams and believe in what you can do. His 9th symphony is played every year during the holidays; its common name is Ode to Joy. This German composer has influenced a great deal of people through his beautiful works of music.
The Ode to Joy is also the European anthem! It's always interested to me as well when unexpected treasures turn up in someone's papers. This leads to even more paper retention on my part, a kind of justification for being a pack rat, although I know there are no Beethoven letters in my family's papers, there are still some very interesting documents. It is very difficult to read your posting, especially the first part in black print. Could you make an adjustment so that readers have an easier time?
ReplyDeleteThis is quite an interesting article it’s not every day that somebody finds a treasure like that in their possession. Not to mention that I learned stuff about Beethoven that I hadn't known previously. As far as the piece Ode to Joy goes if you had 100 people listen to the song at least 90 of them would know the song even if they didn't know the title. This just shows you that no matter where a person comes from they can still know a truly amazing piece. Overall for how this review is written I feel it is easy to read and keeps you interested to read it to the end. It left me wanting to know more about Beethoven when I had finished.
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