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Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle*

@realludwigvan.myatproto.social

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The LeBron James of classical music. Started going deaf in my 20s. Finished going deaf in my 50s. NOT a parody account! "The situation is desperate, but not serious." He/Him

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Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 10d

...Pretty much

Until All of Us Are Free @solidarity5ever.bsky.social · 11d

TIL Beethoven intended "Ode to Joy" to be an anti-aristocracy drinking song. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode_to_...

Ode to Joy - Wikipedia

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Anya Kamenetz @anya1anya.bsky.social · 13h

Yes. This episode of the Daily had me yelling and spitting. Vought is a Christian nationalist extremist, not a small govt conservative who happens to be Christian.

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 22h

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy.

Some thoughts from my new piece:

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We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 21h

Three random things about me:

1. I count out my coffee beans by hand every morning.

2. I am terrible at sitting still for portraits.

3. I once got into a public fistfight with my brother (over my music).

Lt. Boohura @ltuhura.bsky.social · 23h

Three random things about me:

1. I don't like the wind blowing in my ears.

2. I have zero tattoos.

3. I had an accident, and now I have trouble singing on key.

DocDanPgh @docdanpgh.bsky.social · 1d

Three random things about me:

1. I speak Spanish but don't look like someone who'd speak Spanish. Many surprised looks.

2. I really am a doctor but not that kind of doctor.

3. I'm a great cook but never taste what I'm cooking, only taste it when it's finished. That's part of the fun.

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Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 23h

WHEEEEEEEEEEE

Music score displayed on a well-known tablet device. A piece for clarinet and orchestra. Clarinet part is sometimes in two lines, sometimes in tablature. There is a lot of my scribble: “delicate/mellow/mysterious”; “corporeal/incorporeal”; “fast mordents”; “quiet high harmonics”; some fingerings; some notes that will be produced from the tablature if I get it right.

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Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 22h

"With joy shall I hasten forward to meet death; if he comes before I shall have had an opportunity to develop all my artistic capabilities, he will come too early in spite of my harsh fate, and I shall probably wish him to come at a later date."

-Me, 1802-

Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 22h

Wunderbar!

Emma Butterworth Music @emmabmusic.bsky.social · 1d

Cool new fund from @royalphilsoc.bsky.social:
'We will annually offer a number of grants to encourage UK-based performers, ensembles, venues and festivals to put exceptional yet overlooked music by historic women composers at the heart of their programming'

Introducing the new RPS Ambache Fund

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Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 22h

Mozart having that kind of foresight certainly makes for a good and prophetic story. But with as much mythmaking that goes on about me already...I prefer to stick with the facts on the ground. So I leave the encounter in the realm of fantastic possibilities.

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Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 23h

There's no hard evidence. Just a story from a guy who heard another guy say that Mozart told HIM I'd "give the world something to talk about," but no one ever heard from the man himself. You'd think if I was that impressive I'd've made it into a letter or something, right?

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 1d

We discuss WHY Black women are facing a uniquely bad labor market right now and cite work from Dr. Valerie Wilson who cites cuts to manufacturing, the federal workforce, and professional business services.

Is the economy slowing? Ask Black women. : It's Been a Minute

Black women’s unemployment rate is hovering at 6.7% — higher than the rate for white workers. Is it a sign the broader economy could sour? These economists say yes.Black women are the 'canary in the ...

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Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 23h

Never officially met the guy but I did hear him play the piano...no legato.

Matthew Blanchette @mattpb.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not entirely sure if Mozart and Beethoven ever met, but their lives did overlap.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 2d

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Roto_BOOOOOOdor @rototudor.bsky.social · 1d

Some guy at a Beethoven concert, Vienna 1824

Adam J. @adamj.bsky.social · 1d

HOW ABOUT A QUIET NINTH INSTEAD PLEASE JFC

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Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 1d

ICE. IS. ALWAYS. LYING.

Bodycam footage shows ICE agent taunting Marimar Martinez before shooting her 5x in Chicago’s Brighton Park, contradicting federal claims that she drove toward officers.

The footage blows apart DHS’s fabricated story about the shooting.

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims agent said, 'Do something b----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney alleged...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

How do we speed buses up? There are plenty of tools already in the city's toolbox.

Just look at the 14th St busway.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jul 11

The 14th Street Busway has been a smashing success: faster commutes, fewer crashes, calmer streets.

So why is Eric Adams blocking a similar plan for 34th Street?

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Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 1d

Well, no, but that's only because I died before social media existed.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 1d

Elon Musk is a mass murderer.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

keep calling and telling them to stand strong

the difference between last time (when they got yelled at incessantly for caving) and this time needs to be a chasm in terms of the feedback they're getting from constituents

we can get them to hold

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

Tina Smith says Democrats are digging in: “If anything, we’re feeling more strong.”

“I think we've tapped into something that's really important to Americans.”

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Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 1d

Took two tries and a temporary deletion but I think I've migrated to correctly.

Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 1d

This and my profile pic are the closest you'll get to finding a portrait with me smiling.

Color portrait of a very young me (Ludwig van Beethoven). I've got rosy cheeks and kind eyes and a small smile. I'm wearing a blue jacket with a yellowish shirt and one of those why lacey type collars.

Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 2d

This isn't my worst nightmare, but it's up there.

Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 3d

GOOD NEWS !
"A team of musicologists has unearthed the printed score of a previously unknown Purcell song, as well as the original manuscript for various keyboard compositions."
#baroque #music
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

‘Almost unheard of’: experts find more music by English composer Henry Purcell

Printed score and keyboard manuscript by Purcell, who died in 1695, unearthed in Worcestershire and Norfolk

www.theguardian.com

Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 2d

Brilliant.

Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 3d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 2d

I love going onto the Classical Music feed and finding it full of politics.

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Conn Selmer @connselmerinc.bsky.social · 2d

We're excited to welcome Lexi Hamner to the #KingFamily!

Lexi Hamner, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and versatile producer, hails from Cincinnati, Ohio, where she began her music studies at The School for Creative and Performing Arts. Lexi, also known as Lexicocoa, has played trombone

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Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 2d

Kinda reminds me of when I was writing music for a bunch of Irish/Scottish/Welsh folksongs...without a translation of the lyrics.

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Meredith Plays Horn @meredithmoo25.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely devastating, instead of meeting the reasonable demands of the faculty the board voted to dissolve. As an alumni, EMF was an incredible learning experience and such a shame that young musicians won’t be able to have the same opportunity

www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

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Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 2d

Does Wellington's Victory make me a sellout?

Ludwig van Beethoven *un voce spetralle* @realludwigvan.myatproto.social · 2d

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