Famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven didn't have any inherited musical talent, a new study of his DNA reveals. Researchers say his genes reveal a low predisposition for beat synchronization or ...

One stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness. Bedridden since the previous Christmas, he was attacked by jaundice, his limbs ...

One of the world’s most influential composers, Ludwig van Beethoven changed the course of Western music. Despite losing his hearing, he created some of history’s most celebrated works, and his ...

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 ...

The timing was unfortunate for Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday celebration. Commemorations of the fêted composer came in 2020 (scholars’ best guess at his birthday is 1770), just as the world ...

There is a common misconception about the music Ludwig van Beethoven wrote during the so-called “early period” of his career in the 1790s. To wit that, because he spent those years studying with Franz ...

CARBONDALE — Featuring the works of German composers Ludwig van Beethoven and Max Bruch, the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Symphony Orchestra will present a concert, on Tuesday ...

Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach, by Elias Gottlob Haussmann, 1746; Ludwig van Beethoven by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820. Regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time, Bach’s works will be ...

Mick Jagger & the Rolling Stones released the title “The Singer not the Song”. This short Rock-Epos became a Motto for the ongoing international project “Experimental Concert Research”, see the ...

In addition to Beethoven, the programme of 12 symphonic concerts, three song recitals, two piano recitals, and two chamber ...