The Beethoven Centennial. a Short Review of the Life And Works of Beethoven
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. Herr Cabl Bebqmank. BEET.HOYEN The Hundredth Anniversary of Beethoven's birth which takes place to day, the 17th of De- cember, is to be celebrated in New York, Bos- ton, and other cities and towns of the United States; and in various parts of the civilized world, with a consideration due the genius of that great man. This anniveg- sary cannot be disregarded .by any one who takes an interest in the musical history of the world, or who values the extensive influence which his writings have had..., and will for ever have, on the public taste. Our humanity must also be awakened by a con- templation, ■ not only of the birth, but of the closing period of this extraordinary man's life, during which he labored under incurable deaf- ness* — a disease of all others, the most distress- *It is well known thM Beethoven labored under the severe de- privation of dea&ess, but the cause of this ai&iction is not so generally ing to the miisician — anct struggled with want and embarrassment, while he was the prey of the most torturing sensibility.
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