While this canon may sound quite serious, it was written in friendly jest for Beethoven's friend, Abbe Stadler, a priest. The first two phrases are written in Italian to signify the relationship of the text to the church in Rome. The last …Read More
While this canon may sound quite serious, it was written in friendly jest for Beethoven's friend, Abbe Stadler, a priest. The first two phrases are written in Italian to signify the relationship of the text to the church in Rome. The last phrase, in the vernacular, is a good-natured chastisement and threat! (2:00)