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Ludwig van Beethoven: Birthday Boy

Today is Beethoven’s birthday*. This morning, NPR had a segment about him this morning, and thinking about it, I still find it quite amazing that LvB managed to write some of the greatest pieces of music in human history while going (and having gone) deaf. No doubt it was a struggle for him, to be a musician/composer who could never hear any music again except for what he could recall in is head.

* There actually is some debate over whether this is the exact date, but this site can explain it better than I.

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One Response to “Ludwig van Beethoven: Birthday Boy”

  1. Archie Says:
    July 13th, 2005 at 21.30 / 229

    Yeah. It’s amazing what you can do when you set your mind to it. He loved music. When you’re doing what you love, you’ll do whatever it takes to accomplish the task. Hats off to Beethoven. Great composer. Definitely one of the greatest of all times.