Man I love learning history because sometimes you learn things thatâs not widely known just like how Beethovenâs Fur Elise was actually made for one of his students that he was in love with named Therese. She was a mediocre piano player so he made a melody so easy that even she could play it and impress people (hence the very iconic tune in the beginning) but then he finds out that she was engaged to a different man and so Beethoven basically made the other parts so that she can never play it and if thatâs not petty culture then idk what is.
Beethovenâs Symphony No.3 Eorica was originally going to be called The Bonaparte Symphony, since Beethoven was a big supporter of the French Revolution and thought Napoleon was going to bring freedom and democracy to Europe. Then Napoleon crowned himself emperor in 1804. When Beethoven found out, he flew into a massive rage and tore off the top part of the Symphony which contained the title and ripped it up. Not only did he rename it, but also subtitled the new version âin memory of a great manâ, as if Napoleon had died and this piece was an in memorium.Â
Rewriting music because out of spite was the norm for Beethoven.
