Beethoven's hair
Music biography, Music
Human-transcribed braille
Summary
An investigation of the convoluted history of a lock of Beethoven's hair, taken from the composer's head at his death in 1827. Reconstructs the snippet's odyssey from Austria to America, where it was purchased in 1994 by two Beethoven devotés… intent on forensic analysis to explain Beethoven's medical problems, deafness, and cause of death. 2000