With Google´s help: happy birthday Beethoven. / myLot

Chile

December 17, 2015 7:20am CST

As I opened my laptop today, I was reminded by Google that today we must celebrate Ludwig van Beethoven´s birthday. Beethoven was a German composer borth in 1770. I´m sure that many of you have heard some of his works because is music is timeless. Beethoven was the first great composer that I heard in my life. My father loved his music and he had a record player that would be the joke of today´s children. He had a couple of records (78 rpm) and on Sunday evenings, we could listen to the Moonlight Sonata while he played with us in the living room. I´m sure many of you love the "Ode to Joy" which is the choral part of his 9th Symphonie. Happy Bithday, Beethoven! TYou will not be forgotten!

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

17 Dec 15

You will have to type a little louder because Beethoven was deaf.

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marguicha

@marguicha (230350)

• Chile

17 Dec 15

Beethoven didn´t need to hear to compose heavenly music.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

17 Dec 15

@marguicha No, but he would need to in order to hear you wishing him a Happy Birthday To be honest I rarely listen to his music because he specialised in instrumental or orchestral compositions and I prefer opera. I know that he composed Fidelio, but I have never heard it.

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marguicha

@marguicha (230350)

• Chile

17 Dec 15

@Asylum I´m not much into opera unless it is one of the better known ones. My brother is an opera nut though. I prefer Mozart´s instrumental compositions than his operas, even the best known ones.

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vanny

@vandana7 (102698)

• India

17 Dec 15

I am just beginning to appreciate beethoven's music. :)

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marguicha

@marguicha (230350)

• Chile

17 Dec 15

I confess that I don´t understand India´s music. I´m very ignorant about it.

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vanny

@vandana7 (102698)

• India

18 Dec 15

@marguicha ...no problem sweetie. :) I actually like your classical music. :)

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marguicha

@marguicha (230350)

• Chile

18 Dec 15

@vandana7 I have learned a lot about India through mylot and I am starting to read some books by indian writers. But music is harder.

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Lee Ka

@kaka135 (14994)

• Malaysia

18 Dec 15

He is also the first composer I knew, and the first music I knew about him is Fur Elise when my piano teacher taught me to play this music. I still like this piece of music very much until now. Yes, he will never be forgotten. I told my children about him, and I am sure they will tell their children, grandchildren..... Yes, music is timeless.