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Was Beethoven truly the greatest?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoA portrait of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven in 1818. 12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images On May 7, 1824, Ludwig ...
Beethoven's Favorite Way To Drink Wine Was Lethal
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoStatue of Beethoven - ArTono/Shutterstock In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven left the hubbub of Vienna for the town of Heiligenstadt, about ...
Beethoven and Brews is back to mix brews and classical tunes
The Spokesman-Review· 6 days agoRumor has it that Ludwig van Beethoven was a big drinker. In raising their glasses to the classical...
Heavy metals in Beethoven's hair may explain his deafness, study finds
LiveScience· 7 days agoHigh levels of heavy metals detected in Ludwig van Beethoven's hair reveal that he may have had lead...
Beethoven may have had lead poisoning
NPR· 3 days agoDANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, HOST: Ludwig van Beethoven was a prolific composer. He's credited with 722 individual works, but his life was plagued ...
New analysis of Beethoven’s hair reveals likely cause behind his deafness
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 days agoLegendary German composer Ludwig van Beethoven was exposed to high levels of lead that were not...
Things to do May 24-30 in the Chicago suburbs, Northwest Indiana
Chicago Tribune· 6 hours agoHere are some events happening from May 24 to 30 in the Chicago suburbs and Northwest Indiana.
Brighton Festival’s new opera hijacks Milton to give us a lecture on feminism, plus the best of...
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe 350th anniversary of the death of John Milton, creator of Paradise Lost – the greatest epic poem...
A Rochester lab may have uncovered why Beethoven experienced deafness
Post-Bulletin· 4 days agoMayo Clinic in Rochester receives tens of thousands of biomedical samples each day for analysis. In...
What Is a Metronome and How Does It Work?
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 5 days agoEach swing of the pendulum produced an audible tick, and users could adjust a dial to control the tempo of the ticking [source: Underwood]. Pretty soon after its invention, notable composers ...
