Whether or not they know what it's called, many people would recognize the main melody of Beethoven's Ninth, likely because they've heard it on TV or in a movie.

When asked how important in the history of music is Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Beethoven biographer Jan Swafford replied, "It's immensely important. It's literally and metaphorically bigger than any ...

Ludwig Van Beethoven certainly had his fair share of tough days, serving as the primary breadwinner for his family starting at just 10 years old and having gone deaf during the prime of his life, ...

Ludwig van Beethoven performed Symphony No. 5, perhaps the world's most famous musical composition, for the first time in public in Vienna on this day in history, Dec. 22, 1808. Among other incredible ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A genetic study conducted on locks of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair revealed more details about the composer's death at a relatively young age in March 1827. The University of Cambridge biological ...

Just because you can’t hear doesn’t mean you can’t write some of the best, most influential, remarkable, impressive and ageless music of all time for orchestras, sonata, soloist, concerto, or opera.

The DNA found in Ludwig Van Beethoven's hair provides clues as to what was the cause of death that befell the late music composer on his untimely death back in 1827. At the time, the German composer ...

In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven asked his brothers to request that his doctor, J.A. Schmidt, describe his malady -- his progressive hearing loss -- to the world upon his death so that 'as far as ...

GIVEN BEETHOVEN’s forever-beguiling biography, as an artistic genius who endured a profoundly pained life, it seems especially apt how Google is saluting the composer for the ages upon the 245th ...

Austrian scientists are hoping the bones of Beethoven will sing them a song of what ailed the famed composer in life. Fragments of Beethoven’s skull have been donated to the Medical University of ...

The renowned German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven has long been the subject of theories that he had African heritage. The rumor has become a popular joke on Twitter, leading many academics ...