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You probably have heard Beethoven’s famous piano pieceFor Elise,” but do you know who “Elise” was?

One story is that Elise was Elisabeth Röckel. She once sang in Beethoven’s opera Fidelio, and the two became very good friends. Beethoven called her “Elise.” When Röckel was leaving the city of Vienna, Beethoven wroteFor Elise” to say goodbye to her. Another story is that Elise was Therese Malfatti. Beethoven was in love with her. He wrote a piece for her and putFor Therese” on the manuscript. Malfatti kept the manuscript and left it to her family when she died. Later, a man copied the manuscript and wroteFor Elise” by mistake. There is another possible Elise: Elise Barensfeld. She learned the piano from Malfatti, the same Malfatti in the second story. To help Malfatti, Beethoven wrote the piece for her to use to teach Barensfeld.

These are just some guesses about who Elise was. We may never know the right answer. No one knew about the piece until 1867, when the manuscript was found. This was 40 years after Beethoven’s death, so he wasn’t around to tell us who Elise was. Only one thing is for sure: “For Elise” will always be enjoyed.

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1.
What do the three stories in the reading all talk about?
HowFor Elise” became popular.
Why Beethoven wroteFor Elise.”
Who playedFor Elise” the best.
Who Beethoven’s true love was.
2.
What do we know aboutFor Elise” from the reading?
The true “Elise” was Elise Barensfeld.
The manuscript was found after Beethoven died.
The manuscript is now kept by the city of Vienna.
It first appeared in the opera Fidelio.
3.
What can we learn about the three women from the stories?
Elise Barensfeld was Beethoven’s student.
Therese Malfatti changedFor Elise” toFor Therese.”
Elisabeth Röckel was a close friend of Beethoven’s.
They were called “Elise” by their friends.