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Today in Music History - Dec. 16
The Canadian Press 2020-12-16
Today in Music History for Dec. 16:
In 1770, German composer Ludvig Van Beethoven was born in Bonn. Universally recognized as one of the greatest composers ever, Beethoven s work crowned the classical period and also marked the start of the romantic era in music. Beethoven expanded the classical sonata and symphony, and his influence on the composers who followed was immense. His deafness began when he was about 30 and was total by his late 40s. While his affliction did not hamper his creativity, Beethoven never heard much of his later work. He died, after a long illness, in 1827 in the middle of a raging thunderstorm. It is said that the dying Beethoven shook his fist defiantly at the heavens.
I didn’t know beforehand that Irma Miron’s story would grace that Fort Smith stage. (And by “stage” I mean a historic hall with chairs lining the sides, but I think that fits the mood better.) Earlier that day, my grandparents and great-aunt ushered me towards Mission Park to see a mystery performance: Stuck in a Snowbank Theatre’s A Taste of the Wildcat.
Featuring ten vignettes based on real stories from the territory, the play toured that summer of 2014 at the same time I’d come to visit my northern family before university. Based on numerous recommendations from my grandmother’s Hay River friends, where the play had performed previously, we decided to check it out.