Beethoven’s Für Elise
It is a terrible sin of later generations, that today Für Elise is often heard as waiting signal in call centers or as a tune in door bells! This work is so much more than that!
Für Elise is one of the most widely recognized and universally liked music compositions of all time. It’s charm does not fade with time and it is accessible even for beginners in piano.
In this article we covered the questions most people ask about Für Elise, like the evergreen: who was Elise?
Landsberg 6 – Beethoven’s most famous sketchbook
One fine day Beethoven entered the shop of a bookbinder and purchased a new notebook. He always had one with him, as it was his habit to make notes of musical ideas right away, as they came to him.
For most of us, even one piece from the musical ideas he sketched into this book would be enough for a fine career! His book, 190 pages, overflows with excellence!
Later this specific book became known as Landsberg 6, after the collector Ludwig Landsberg.
Was Beethoven good in Maths?
Lucky is the kid who scores high in IQ tests and delivers good results across all subjects. Geniuses, however, often struggle in school and possibly later drop-out in university.
In Beethoven’s time in Bonn, despite the city being a leading place in culture, there was no mandatory requirement for primary school attendance and parents often decided to pull kids from education after a few years. Ludwig was a pupil until the age of ten. Was math his favorite?