Ewell's blog post

    Ewell's blog post is deliberately provocative, and you can see from the responses to the post that many people responded angrily. As music historians your job is not to agree or disagree, but to look for the kind of nuance that you need to bring to academic thinking and writing. The purpose of this discussion is to think about Beethoven's cultural influence in music and in broader culture. Discussion prompts Is there anything in Ewell's blog post that presents a different perspective on something you encountered in the virtual exhibition? Here is the reading link https://musictheoryswhiteracialframe.wordpress.com/2020/04/24/beethoven-was-an-above-average-composer-lets-leave-it-at-that/