The Great Classical Music Was Composed By a Deaf

This must be my last article for the week, paying tribute to all people with disabilities and the great contribution they made in society. Well, not only at the present time, the person I have in mind to showcase in my article today did make a great contribution to the history of classical music. 

I want to make this final article for National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week more grand and special, thus let’s talk about the great composer of the most famous classical piece “Ode to Joy” by Ludwig van Beethoven. He was a German composer and pianist, and very well known in the field of classical music and orchestral work. Though he got progressively deaf at a young age, he never stopped composing and making music, and playing in the orchestra. His enthusiasm showed so immensely in the music industry. His very well known song “Ode to Joy” was created when he was already deaf, and just surprising how this song turned out to be so beautiful despite his dilemma. 

I have searched this song on YouTube that I wished to share with you and this is one of the great and heartwarming versions that I encountered.

This is a flash mob orchestra in the streets of Barcelona, Spain, I think, if my perusal serves me right. It’s amazing how the musicians got to unite and performed superbly in a venue like this, and just brought so much joy and warmth to the crowd on this seemingly familiar spot of the city. Indeed, Beethoven made a song whose title and harmony is always captivating to any soul in the world, not just for music lovers. 

Mind you, “Ode to joy” was like an anthem in Europe, used to celebrate the spirit of unity and brotherhood. Guess, this performance in the flash mob just portraits the true meaning of this song. 

I also love how the video was arranged, it showed genuine joy in the eyes of the children, and how they emulated the gesture of the mob orchestra conductor while playing. The opening scene was wonderful too, the child would surely remember her penny paving way for an orchestra playing in front of you. I’m sure it will be a great memory to remember for this child and a story to tell in the future for her grandchildren as well. It’s a bit surreal too, to see musicians randomly popping out from the crowd, I can’t even imagine that there were singers with them, one was carrying her baby and that was just so extraordinary to see.

Oh well, guess I’m mesmerized and ended a chatter now about the video, let’s go back to the real deal of this article here.

One would never imagine how a musical genius like Beethoven would have a hearing loss at a young age. It must be depressing for him to embrace his sickness slowly corrupting his chances to make music. However, he proved it otherwise. This song and the rest of his compositions just personified his dedication and passion that even with his disability he can make something great.

"So you, brothers, should run your course,
joyfully, like a conquering hero." - A line from the song

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07/22/2022

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