In 1823 a letter was written to Franz Anton Stockhausen by the one and only Beethoven. This is culturally significant, to say the least. Beethoven was one of the most famous composers of all time. Not only is this letter a magnificent piece of discovery, it happens to be a moment in history that can now forever be remembered. The cultural aspect of it is that Beethoven was born in Bonn, making him a famous German composer. This discovery sheds light on anything Germany.
In American culture, we're more modern. We try and keep up with the trends of everyday. While in Europe, they have so much more history. They have kings, queens, music, literature, art, everything. Metaphorically, America is just a baby. It's been around for awhile now, but it doesn't measure up to Egypt, Europe, even Asia. We're just learning still.
On a scale of cultural importance from remotely important to extremely important, I would measure this article almost to extremely important. Beethoven was already an extremely important person in history and this letter just ups the ante. Germany is already a rich culture and I personally believe this adds to it immensely.
What did the letter say?
ReplyDeleteDoes being more modern, as you say American culture is, mean that Americans aren't interested in history, or just that we have less of it to be interested in?
This kind of reminds me of hearing about findings about the country's founders, for example, a letter or finding former belongings (personal, furniture, etc.). We do like antiques in this country (Antiques Roadshow?)!