A True and Tragic Story: Beethoven (another spritz from my friend in Pineville, LA)

[Michael Eisenstadt]

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"I've chased Beethoven's symphonies all of my life,but I've never caught up with them."     -- Andre PrevinA True but Tragic Story===================================================One day Beethoven was working away at his newestcomposition. Suddenly, his hearing returned ... for just a fewminutes.He listened intently to his musical creations. (He hada CD player.) For the first time in years, he couldhear the music. It was crystal clear. Now he heardwhat everyone else had been hearing. For these briefmoments, his hearing restored, he heard the music thatthe world heard.My God, he said. That wasn't what I meant at all.Then his hearing vanished again and he was restored toblissful ignorance.=====================================================DISCUSS AMONG YOURSELVES:a) How likely is it that Beethoven had a CD player?b) When he said, "My God!" did he say this in German,Austrian, or Serbo-Croatian?c) Did this episode appear in the recent movie of hislife? d) Why not?e) When Beethoven
 wrote the words, "My immortalbeloved" was he..........i) thinking of his nephew.........ii) his maid Sophie........iii) was he trying out for a part as Gollum inthe Lord of the Rings=====================================================Extra Credit:10 pointsWhy did Andre Previn think of himself as an ambulancechasing lawyer?100 pointsWhy did Andre Previn write an opera version of AStreetcar Named Desire?=====================================================--Byron Marshall=====================================================



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<TD><PRE><TT><BIG><FONT size=3>"I've chased Beethoven's symphonies all of my life,
but I've never caught up with them."
     -- Andre Previn

A True but Tragic Story
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One day Beethoven was working away at his newest
composition. 

Suddenly, his hearing returned ... for just a few
minutes.

He listened intently to his musical creations. (He had
a CD player.) For the first time in years, he could
hear the music. It was crystal clear. Now he heard
what everyone else had been hearing. For these brief
moments, his hearing restored, he heard the music that
the world heard.

My God, he said. That wasn't what I meant at all.

Then his hearing vanished again and he was restored to
blissful ignorance.

=====================================================

DISCUSS AMONG YOURSELVES:

a) How likely is it that Beethoven had a CD player?

b) When he said, "My God!" did he say this in German,
Austrian, or Serbo-Croatian?

c) Did this episode appear in the recent movie of his
life?
 
d) Why not?

e) When Beethoven wrote the words, "My immortal
beloved" was he

..........i) thinking of his nephew
.........ii) his maid Sophie
........iii) was he trying out for a part as Gollum in
the Lord of the Rings

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Extra Credit:

10 points
Why did Andre Previn think of himself as an ambulance
chasing lawyer?

100 points
Why did Andre Previn write an opera version of A
Streetcar Named Desire?
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--Byron Marshall

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