Artsy types are not like other people. I’m allowed to say this because I’m one of them, or was for many years before I gave up performing for writing (though to be honest, writing still counts as artsy, just in a subtler way). We’re dreamy and passionate, prone to being swept away by our art,…

Ludwig von Beethoven is inarguably one of the greatest composers Western civilization has ever produced. The staying power of his music is undeniable, with pieces like “Ode to Joy,” “Für Elise,” and “Moonlight Sonata” routinely used in everything from movies to commercials even now, nearly 200 years after his death. The dun dun dun DUUUUUN…