Previous posts for March 15th may be found here: Colin McPhee (2019), Eduard Strauss (2020), Nicola Vaccai; Harry James (2021), Harry James (2022), Ben Johnston (2023), Eduard Strauss (2024), and Eduard Strauss (2025)
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Elisabeth Röckel Hummel (15 March 1793 – 3 March 1883) was a German operatic soprano and the wife of the composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel.
To Tell the Truth
The identity of "Elise" is unknown; researchers have suggested Therese Malfatti, Elisabeth Röckel, and Elise Barensfeld. – Wikipedia, s.v. "Für Elise,"
The collective consensus agrees
That when Beethoven wrote "Für Elise,"
It would have been nice
If he'd been more precise
About whom he was trying to please.
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Bad Hair Day
During the days before Beethoven's death, she and her husband Hummel visited Beethoven several times, and cut and saved a lock of his hair. – Wikipedia
When Elisabeth Hummel, with care,
Cut a curl off of Beethoven's hair,
Did she know that the lock
That she'd gathered ad hoc
Would become most exceedingly rare?
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