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The Madness and Genius of 4 Renowned Minds

25 July

As a result of the violence, Beethoven began going deaf at 30 years of age, and was completely deaf at 49....

Strange Methods of Inspiration of the Great Artists

05 June

Beethoven also stimulated his creative thinking with beans. He would transfer 60 beans from one hand to the other, back and forth, while thinking....

And the ancient scientists have had prophetic dreams

15 May

Many composers, including Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner and Tartini have relied on dreams as a source of inspiration. Sting\'s song \"The Dream of the Blue Pigeon\" is also inspired by a dream....

Which Music Heals?

29 June

Beethoven's "6th Symphony" is recommended for anxiety. For insomnia - Mendelssohn's "Spring Song". For nervous system disorders - waltzes by Strauss. For melancholy - "Spring" by Vivaldi....

The Most Heated Rivalries in History

20 Jan.

One of the notebooks kept by Beethoven, who because of his deafness could only communicate with his friends by writing, contained the following: Salieri feels horrible once again. His sanity has really gotten cloudy....