Beethoven was always an innovator. The music he penned (especially near the end of his life) pushed the instruments and players of his time to their limits and often earned him the criticism of his fellow composers and artists. Even a young Franz Schubert, who would eventually search the same musical paths as Beethoven, accused him of being too visceral and brusque, in the composition of the "late string quartets."
By the time these quartets were released to the public, it was fairly commonly rumored that Beethoven was hearing impaired and it became easy fodder for those who openly resisted Beethoven's progressive art. What is interesting to me is that innovators are often ridiculed, maligned or dismissed as they step out and bare their souls in their chosen medium, whether it be music, art or business. However, he refused to listen to those who didn't understand him because he believed that the music he wrote came straight from God and because of that, we are left with some of the most honest and powerful music ever composed.
You have a song in you...it may be misunderstood by others or criticized by many, but what is important is whether you recognize that your song is given to you by God. Because when that is unquestioned, sharing your song becomes the most important thing in your world and no criticism can stop you from getting it out!
Church without walls is my song...
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