![]() ![]() He died later that week on Friday, July 13, 1951. When he was 76 years old, a friend told him that 7 plus 6 is 13, which convinced him that he would not survive to 77. He also had a personalized telescope of his own.ĭomenico Scarlatti composed his “cat fugue” after his cat, Pulcinella, walked across his keyboard.Īrnold Schoenberg suffered from Triskaidekaphobia, the fear of the number 13 even though he was born on September 13. The French composer, Saint Saens, participated in the Astronomical Society of France. The Belgian composer, Orlando de Lassus, was kidnapped 3 times as a child for other choirs because of his beautiful voice. ![]() The stab created a deep wound that led to a condition called gangrene (dead tissue due to an infection/lack of blood flow), which caused his death. One time, he missed the ground and hit his foot. ![]() The Italian composer, Jean-Baptiste Lully, hit a staff on the ground to keep time when the orchestra plays. He died due to a heart attack because of dancing too hard at a ball. ![]() (He came from a family with a long line of psychological issues).Īlexander Borodin was also a chemist, doctor, and major partier along with being a composer. Robert Schumann plunged his hands in a slaughtered animal’s internal organs or intestines to heal his ailments. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote the Overture To Don Giovanni on the morning of the concert while having a hangover from drinking too much the night before. The German composer, Richard Strauss, was on the cover of Time Magazine in 19. He was so meticulous that he counted 60 coffee beans each time he drank a cup of coffee (and he drank A LOT of coffee). As a result, Beethoven developed obsessive tendencies. Ludwig Van Beethoven endured severe punishment from his drunken father during his childhood. The Austrian composer, Franz Shubert, was 5’1” earning him the name “Schwammerl,” which means “Little Mushroom,” given to him by his friends due to his short height. When the real skull was restored in 1954, the substitute wasn’t removed. His head was stolen and a replacement skull was put in his tomb. When he was a teenager, he cut off one of the pigtails of a fellow choir boy (choir boys during this time wore their hair in pigtails), which led him to be expelled. He then went on to work under the patronage of a wealthy family until his death in 1809.The Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg, rubbed a frog figurine in his pocket for good luck before concerts.įranz Joseph Haydn had a great sense of humor that got him into serious trouble. Haydn was employed as a freelance composer for the court in Vienna between 17 before working as Kapellmeister for European aristocracy. In order to broaden his knowledge, Haydn studied the work of other composers, especially that of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. In 1740, Haydn moved to Vienna where he worked as a chorister and received very little training in music theory or composition. During this time, Haydn sang in the church choir and learned to play a number of instruments. To provide him with the best musical training, they sent him away to live with a relative who was a teacher and choirmaster. Haydn’s musical gift was recognised by his parents at a young age. During his lifetime, Haydn composed over one hundred symphonies. Haydn was a key figure in establishing the forms and styles for the string quartet and the symphony. He composed many works including symphonies, concertos, string quartets, piano trios, operas and oratorios. Franz Joseph Haydn is one of the most important composers from the Classical period. ![]()
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