Revolutionary, or Romantic? Or are they one and the same...?
We touched on this in class the other day... some interesting information here:
http://www.fanfaire.com/beethoven/revolution.html
Give it a look. Hard to think of Beethoven, today, as anything more than "just another stodgy, old, boring classical composer." But in his day, and for his time, he was radical; he turned the world of music completely on its head, and changed the rules forever.
In other words, he dared to defy convention and tradition and the "status quo," and move more into the world of thinking and feeling...
Not to suggest that there's any relevance to Lucy Honeychurch, or ARWAV in general, but I offer the following:
"If Miss Honeychurch ever takes to live as she plays, it will be very exciting -- bot for us and for her." [Mr. Beebe remarking after listening to Lucy playing... you guessed it -- Beethoven.]
"It so happened that Lucy, who found daily life rather chaotic, entered a more solid world when she opened the piano. She was then no longer either deferential or patronizing; no longer either a rebel or a slave." [emphasis mine]
"Like every true performer, she was intoxicated by the mere feel of the notes: they were fingers caressing her own; and by touch, not by sound alone, did she come to her desire." [talking about playing the piano, right...?!?]
"Mr. Beebe was right. Lucy never knew her desires so clearly as after music."
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