Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-12-19 | Page 14 | Beethoven Also Ballad Writer

I BEETHOVEN ALSO BALLAD WRITER Old Forgotten Popular Songs to Be Revived Theme of Romance NEW TORI YORK Dec By lB-By 18 By The Associated Press Beethoven Press Beethoven as asa asa a 11 writer of popular ballads Is the under-side under of o the tho great com com- composer's composer's posers poser's career brought to light again In the tho observance of ot his centenary Songs which have Dave lain forgotten and unsung for the tho last fifty years ars will be revived says say's Fred Fred- Frederick Frederick Frederick erick Freemantle secretary of the Beethoven en Centennial MemorIal committee The committee hopIs hopes to make Beethoven known as the composer of 80 SO songs Bongs as lIS tender tende and and light ns as his symphonies are arc heavy and profound The composer remembered mostly for his sonatas and sym sym- symphonies symphonies symphonies phonies Is described by Freeman Freeman- tie lIo as tho the popular song writer of his day Beethoven's reputation was so high among his contemporaries that he was chosen chief editor of o a large largo collection of ot ballads ballad Adelaide and To the th Distant Beloved are aro among his hili hl best known knon compositions It Is a curious a-curious curious tact fact sas sa's says Free Free- Freemantle mantle Free mantle montte that all of ot the tho songs sones have hn the single theme of moral might Though ho was shunned In his day and Js is 1 personally re- re re remembered even now for his cc- cc ec eccentricities his songs song have a 0 deli deli- delicacy deli delicacy cacy and a joyousness that reveal a sensitive o and even en a romantic soul One of ot Beethoven's most charming vocal pieces piece Vita VIla F Fe- Fe Felice Fe Felice lice I Is the rhapsody of or a mar mar- married married married ried man although ho was as a grouchy old celibate Physically repellant he brought to hi his songs all the tho sentiment and romance that he himself was wal wa unable to Inspire lie set to toi i music a 0 delicate verso verse entitled Flame Plome COlor COlor-a Color a poem celebratIng celebrating celebrating ing the shade shado of ladles dress goods popular In his Ills day as It happens to be again at the tho present time The last lat song that Beethoven wrote was waa a setting of o a 0 poem called The Kiss It was wrItten immediately after an embarrassing moment at a reception A young woman Instead of ot listening to otho the tho music sat admiring Beethoven's en ens en's massive forehead When hen she complimented him not on his playing but on his high brow lie i retorted Welt Well kiss it If It you ou I want to Tho The challenge 11 was ac- ac accepted accepted ac accepted to his discomfiture