Beethoven's Skull: Dark, Strange, and Fascinating Tales from the World of Classical Music and Beyond

This is a course in the history of classical music, but in a completely unusual way. These pages don't have a boring list of dates and events, and you don't have to memorize numerous slurred names as you go along. But you will learn about little-known historical facts, get acquainted with some of the most strange, funny and surprising moments associated with the music of the last two thousand years. You will understand that all the famous composers, just like us, got into trouble, fought an...