"Für Elise" (German: "For Elise") is the popular name of the "Bagatelle in A minor", WoO 59, a famous piece of music for solo piano by Ludwig van Beethoven, written in 1808. The word Woo may have a number of meanings: Wooing is another term for courtship. ... This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770 – March 26, 1827) was a German composer of Classical music, the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

It is not entirely certain who "Elise" was. The most popular theory is that Beethoven originally titled his work "Für Therese", Therese being Therese von Malfatti, the daughter of a Viennese medical doctor, and at the time the focus of Beethoven's attention. When the work was published after Beethoven's death, it is thought that his famously illegible handwriting was misinterpreted as "Für Elise". This article is about the city and federal state in Austria. ... The word physician should not be confused with physicist, which means a scientist in the area of physics. ... Penmanship is the art of writing clearly and quickly. ...

The tune is well known and commonly requested of pianists performing in informal settings, usually as "that song that goes deedle-deedle-deedle". While simple arrangements are commonly played by beginners, the unabridged work requires maturity to be played musically.

In some parts of Taiwan the tune is played by garbage trucks to notify people to bring their rubbish to be picked up.