Text Jeffrey Arlo Brown, VAN Magazine In 1971, a trio of Deaf musicians named Ed Chevy, Steve Longo, and Bob Hiltermann formed a rock band. They met at Gallaudet College, a private school for deaf students in Washington, D.C. Ludwig van Beethoven was a part of the band's story from the start: Chevy, their bassist and composer, had learned about him in a deaf history class.
Beethovenhad his hearing loss and deafness in addition to deafness, but he went on to write music. He began work on symphonies 2, 3, and 4 before the year 1806 in an attempt to overcome his disability. Beethoven was deeply depressed and contemplating suicide after the famous Immortal Beloved affair of 1815. Beethoven died at the age of 56, and
Beethovens Deafness. "Für Elise" was written in 1810, two years before Beethoven went fully deaf in 1812. But his hearing was already limited by the time the piece was written. Beethoven's music got higher in pitch as his deafness progressed. Which may explain why "Für Elise" is a relatively high piece — especially the triplet
Somescholars believe that Beethoven was only partially deaf and that his vision problems were not severe enough to be considered blindness. Others argue that Beethoven was completely deaf and blind by the end of his life. Ultimately, there is no definitive answer to this question. Fur Elise, Beethoven's famous piano piece, was written in 1810.
PianoSonata No.30 in E, op.109. Beethoven wrote 32 piano sonatas, the last three being a trilogy that belong together.The first of the three, No.30 in E, is one of the loveliest things he wrote
By1820, when he was almost totally deaf, Beethoven composed his greatest works. These include the last five piano sonatas, the Missa solemnis, the Ninth Symphony, with its choral finale, and the last five string quartets. In the fall of 1826 Beethoven caught a serious cold, which developed into pneumonmia.
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