To the owner, this was worse than not doing it at all! And a real embarrassment to any company that came. So a servant was called clumsy or inept by their employer. Today the term means anyone (floors or not) who irritates others by a clumsy word or action.
In the evening Mozart took a turn for the worse, and his doctor, Thomas Closset, was summoned from the theater but sent word that he would come once the show was over. When he arrived, he ordered cold compresses applied to Mozartâs head, which witnesses said caused the patient to shudder.
We know that Beethoven's talent never diminished despite his failing hearing but what are the origins of this problem? Here are some more Ludwig van Beethoven facts. No deafness specialists existed at that time, and all was waiting to be discovered. While we will never know for certain what made Beethoven deaf, here are some opinions... The Doctor Wagner made the autopsy of Beethoven on March 27th 1827. Although the original of his report has been lost, a copy was preserved.