Violin Sonata No. 9 (Beethoven) Rudolphe Kreutzer, which gave the composition its nickname. Kreutzer never performed the work, considering it "outrageously unintelligible". He did not particularly care for any of Beethoven's music, and they only ever met once, briefly. Referring to Beethoven's composition, Leo Tolstoy's novella "The Kreutzer Sonata" was first published in 1889. That novella was adapted in various stage and film productions, contributing to Beethoven's composition becoming known to the general public. Rita Dove's 2009 "Sonata Mulattica" reimagined the life of Bridgetower, the sonata's original dedicatee, in poetry, thus writing about the sonata that connected the composer and the violinist who first performed
William Kreutzer Jr. in from the right side of the Brigade Staff assault line as Kreutzer fled through the woods. When Kreutzer turned to fire at them, he was tackled to the ground by two of the SF soldiers who had sought cover in the woods but suddenly found Kreutzer in the middle of their hiding position. CPT Bricker and 1LT Lewis aided in his take-down and later searched Kreutzer and removed him from the woods to a position near Bastogne Rd. where Military Police later secured him. Several SF soldiers were awarded the Soldier's Medal as were Majors Badger (posthumously) and Lo