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DMF KeyNotes - Ludwig van Beethoven Video Transcript

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[Narrator:] Daniel’s Music Foundation presents

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This week features 

[Image - Silhouette of Ludwig van Beethoven standing in front of a grand piano.]

Ludwig van Beethoven

born 1770 to 1827

[Image - Illustration of Beethoven’s portrait.]

Beethoven was a composer and pianist who struggled with deafness 

He was the predominant musical figure who connected the Classical and Romantic ages of Western music.

[Image - Two illustrations of Beethoven: on the left side of the slide is Beethoven writing music on paper, and on the right is Beethoven sitting in a chair at a piano with his right hand touching some music sheets on top of the piano.]

Some of his most important works were composed in the last 10 years of his life. 

When he was completely deaf.

[Image - Music sheet with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 composition printed on it.]

He is widely considered to be one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time. 

“Music is like a dream. One that I cannot hear.” 

[Image - Illustration of Beethoven’s portrait with a music sheet in the background.]

Thank you, Beethoven!

[Image - Sculpture of Beethoven.]

You can thank him too by sharing his incredible story today!

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Photo Credits: 

  • 4th Slide - Beethoven Black and White Image: Library A Dagli OrtiBridgeman

  • 5th Slide - Image of Beethoven Painting: Wikimedia Commons

  • 7th Slide - Image of Beethoven Painting (Left): Wikimedia Commons

  • 7th Slide - Image of Beethoven Painting (Right): Three Lions/ Getty Images

  • 9th Slide - Image of Beethoven Symphony 9 Music Score: NeoScores

  • 10th Slide - Image of Beethoven Painting: Picture-alliance/ H.D. Falkenstein

  • 11th Slide - Image of Beethoven Sculpture: Library of Congress

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