KIN 232 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Heiligenstadt Testament, Johann Van Beethoven
13 Oct 2017
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Charles damon professor gomez 10-2-2016 mul 1010: reaction paper beethoven 1. ) The immortal beloved letters were a collection of letters and poems written to a specific individual, whom beethoven had a deep infatuation with. These letters were discovered after his death and were seen as peculiar since beethoven was public about his hate towards women and was never married. After the letters were discovered, beethoven"s image as a woman hater was changed and people saw a side of beethoven that would have never been considered by most. After reading the immortal beloved letters, i noticed how beethoven used phrases such as, is not our love truly founded in heaven . This shows a side of beethoven whom cares for an individual almost as passionately as he cared for him music. Beethoven, the great musical mastermind he was, had an infamous reputation outside his musical life. He was known as a woman hater, disrespectful, and full of himself.
