"Moonlight" sonata did get it's present name until after Beethoven's death. It was originally composed in 1801 with the title “Quasi una fantasia” and dedicated to Countess Giulietta Guicciardi, who was one of Beethoven's students. He proposed marriage to Giulietta, and she was willing, but her father nixed the idea, calling Beethoven a mediocre musician … Read more