Article: Diagnosing Genius: The Life and Death of Beethoven

Article: Beethoven, Ludwig van
U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography;      700+ words ...Ludwig van Beethoven Born: December 16, 1770 Bonn, Germany ... composer German composer Ludwig van Beethoven is considered one of the most important ... deaf. Early years in Bonn Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, on December ...

Article: Beethoven and the Construction of Genius: Musical Politics ...
The Historian;  January 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Beethoven and the Construction of Genius: Musical ... s volume reassesses the formation of Beethoven's reputation from a sociological perspective ... scholarship, "where so much of the field of Beethoven studies is occupied by hagiography ...

Article: Beethoven may have died from lead poisoning
Oakland Tribune;  August 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Ludwig van Beethoven died on March 26, 1827, after four ... published Friday. The article in the Beethoven Journal, published by San Jose State ... University's Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, lays the composer's crash ...

Article: Beethoven poisoned by lead
Strings;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... than any other composer, Ludwig van Beethoven embodied the stereotype of a tortured ... has unveiled the truth behind much of Beethoven's torment. In October 2000, scientists ... today. "We are absolutely certain that Beethoven suffered from acute lead poisoning ...

Article: Beethoven in German Politics: 1870-1989.
Notes;  June 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... dimension to the study of how Ludwig van Beethoven's music was received over a long period ... and political phenomenon: eulogy to Beethoven as a symbol of Germany, from the founding ... important means of public celebration Beethoven had considerably more "visibility ...

Transcript: Beethoven's Sonatas: 'From Darkness to Light'
NPR Weekend All Things Considered;  July 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Things Considered (NPR) 07-02-2006 Beethoven's Sonatas: 'From Darkness to Light ... may have noticed that piano sonatas by Beethoven haven't faded from the scene one iota ... station WNYC says there's a reason these Beethoven pieces are never out of favor. SARA ...

Article: Beethoven devotee created SJSU center.
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA);  September 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Brilliant spent his final days listening to Beethoven. With the strains of the composer ... 5, the founder of the pre-eminent Beethoven center in the Western Hemisphere quietly ... established the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies at San Jose State University ...