Beethoven’s Gift
Beethoven was a great composer of classical music in the 1800s. Many
biographies have
been written that
narrate his
dominance in the music world. But do you know what really
makes him special? Even though millions of people got to
hear his multiple masterpieces,
he never did. Beethoven wrote his best pieces after he went completely deaf!
His
partiality toward classical music developed when he was very young. He wasn’t
interested in anything else as a child. When he was five, he learned how to play the piano.
From then, nothing could stop his passion for writing and playing music.
When
Beethoven was twenty, he began to lose his hearing. He got
acute, spontaneous
pains in his ears. His hearing kept getting worse over time. It was
inevitable that he would
eventually lose it altogether. It was very hard for him to keep writing music. He lost the
virtue
of patience, and he became
notorious for his
aggression. Still, he never stopped trying. His
passion
for music compelled him to keep performing even after he went deaf. He couldn’t
hear himself play, but he knew that his creations sounded
gorgeous.
His final concert was held at a huge
banquet. He gave the musicians a cue, and they began
to play. He directed the concert with all his heart. He couldn’t hear the music, but he said that
he could feel it.
Overall, performance was one of the finest in history. When it was over, he
turned to the crowd. They
clapped and cheered wildly. In that
beautiful moment, the applause
boosted his emotions, and
he began to cry.
In 1827, he suffered from lead poisoning. He didn’t
survive the sickness,
but his music did because
great music never becomes
outdated. Even though
Beethoven is gone, his
legacy will live on forever.