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DNA analysis of Beethoven’s hair reveals 200 year old secrets
On March 27, 1827, the day after Ludwig van Beethoven's death, his associates uncovered a hidden trove of documents in his ...
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DNA From Beethoven's Hair Reveals a Surprise Nearly 200 Years Later
One stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness. Bedridden ...
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Ludwig Von Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (; ; baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music ...
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A journey through Beethoven's Ninth with Jeffrey Kahane
Two hundred years ago, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony was “a piece that completely shatters anyone's preconceived ...
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What was really wrong with Beethoven?
Ludwig was partial to an alcoholic beverage too. Laura Tunbridge, author of the biography Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces, notes that his doctors did recommended that he cut back, “which is ...
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Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 (1st movement)
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He wrote nine symphonies. A symphony is a long piece for orchestra usually split into four sections known as movements. His Symphony No. 5 ...
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Beethoven's Lives
Lee, Dongwon Meredith, William and Lebwohl, Benjamin 2023. Alcohol and the death of Ludwig van Beethoven: comparison of general biographies to the medical literature. Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift ...