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Beethoven in Person: His Deafness, Illnesses, and Death

Beethoven in Person: His Deafness, Illnesses, and Death

Davies, Peter J.

Hardcover

Series: Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance, Book 59

Biographies GeneralHealth GeneralClassical Music

ISBN10: 0313315876
ISBN13: 9780313315879
Publisher: Praeger
Published: May 30 2001
Pages: 316
Weight: 1.48
Height: 1.18 Width: 6.42 Depth: 9.62
Language: English
This critical reevaluation of the causes of many of Beethoven's illnesses offers detailed accounts of the treatments applied by his physicians and a comprehensive rendering of the composer's final illness, death, and burial. Separate chapters discuss the causes of many of Beethoven's illnesses, his autopsy and the exhumations. Following the rediscovery of the original Latin autopsy report in 1970, the author has discovered two faulty translations, which he argues contributed to errors in earlier medical assumptions. New evidence disputes earlier assertions that Beethoven's deafness resulted from syphilis. This fascinating account of Beethoven's ailments should appeal to Beethoven enthusiasts and to both the medical and music communities.

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