surprised to see on the paper the words 'heirs of his body' changed into
'natural heirs.' Breuning represented to him the disputes to which this
destination might give rise. Beethoven replied that the one term was as
good as the other, and that it should remain just as it was. _This was his
last contradiction._"]

[Footnote 2: Next day, at noon, he lost consciousness, and a frightful
death-struggle began, which continued till the evening of March 26, 1827,
when, during a violent spring storm of thunder and lightning, the sublime
_maestro_ paid his last tribute to that humanity for which he had made so
many sacrifices in this world, to enter into life everlasting, which, from
his life and actions, few could look forward to more hopefully.]

INDEX.

Academies, concerts given by Beethoven, so called.
The grand concerts of the year 1824.

Address and appeal to London artists, from Beethoven.

Adlersburg, Dr. von, Court advocate and barrister at Vienna, "a most
inconsiderate character," for some time Beethoven's lawyer.

Aesthetical observations on particular subjects.

Albrechtsberger, the popular theorist and composer, Kapellmeister at St.
Stephen's in Vienna, for some time, about the year 1795, Beethoven's
instructor in musical composition.

Amenda of Courland, afterwards rector in Talsen.

"A.M.Z." _See_ Leipzig "Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung."

Andre, composer and music publisher in Offenbach on the Maine.

Archduke Carl.

Arnim, Frau von. _See_ Brentano, Bettina.

Artaria, print and music publisher in Vienna.

Attorney, power of.

Augarten, the well-known park near Vienna, in which morning concerts were
frequently given.

Augsburg.

Austria, Beethoven's sentiments respecting that country, his second
father-land.

Bach, Dr. Johann Baptist, Court advocate and barrister, from the year 1816
Beethoven's lawyer at Vienna.

Bach, Johann Sebastian.

Baden, near Vienna, a favorite watering-place, to which Beethoven often
resorted.

Bauer, chief secretary to the Austrian Embassy in London.

Baumeister, private secretary to the Archduke Rudolph.

Beethoven's brother Carl, born at Bonn in 1774, instructed in music by
Beethoven; afterwards came to Vienna, where he occupied the appointment of
cashier in the Government Revenue (died Nov. 15, 1815).

His brother Johann, born in 1776, an apothecary, first in Linz,
afterwards in Vienna, and at a later period proprietor of Gneixendorf, an