
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 192 - Early American Disability with Dan Howlett
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I Think the Intersectionality of Disability and Music Is Very Interesting.
Thisability and music have always had a very complicated relationship, particular when it comes to its historical study. Music and the performance of music has tended to be historically a rather ablesta practice in general. There have been many artists and many composers and many musicians throughout history who have ormed musically with many different forms of either permanent or temporary disabilities. The easiest example is, of course, beethoven. Although he wasn't the only composer, phoended up becoming first ord of hearing and then deaf over time.
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