#that rachmaninoff composed his prelude in c sharp minor bc of a nightmare he had
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This is so true... people often think of classical music as some rich ppl stuff, but in fact most composers were broke af lmao (and mentally ill)
#one of the funniest things is that there's this myth circulating around#that rachmaninoff composed his prelude in c sharp minor bc of a nightmare he had#and like#he had to explicitely say that this rumor waa false#and he explained#that he was so broke at the time#he composed this prelude bc he needed money $$$#and the thing is he didn't have that much for it at the time#but later on the prelude got so popular#but he had no copyright over it#and got no money from that#which by that time was fine bc he made himself so much money that he was experiencing “embarassment of riches”#and donated his money a lot#but it must have been maddening to know it got popular after the time you REALLY needed the money bc you couldn't buy a coat#and were ALREADY dealing with mental health issues#but yeah#and this goes for many composer like mozart who died with plenty of debts or chopin who died broke#or wagner who kept exploiting liszt's money lol#bc liszt go rich by himself like rach#bc he was raised in a farm#anyways yeah#respect#stop with this stupid stereotype like 🙄🙄#it literally makes classical music less accessible smh#rant over ig LOL
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