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Weird Rituals that Famous Composers Used to Do.. Did it affect their creativity?

The Composer's Life
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Some of the most famous composers in history had surprisingly strange routines when it came to creativity — from strict daily habits to unusual rituals and superstitions. In this episode of The Composer’s Life, we look at some of these quirks and creative behaviours and ask a simple question: did they actually make a difference to the music they wrote? More broadly, this episode explores the relationship between routine, mindset, and creativity — and whether structure helps composers, or whether it’s just something we attach meaning to after the fact. Here are some references from the episode: Watch the YouTube Video of me trying out these weird rituals for a week: click here Watch the music video from my EP, The Storm: click here Sign up for the newsletter: click here To learn more about the podcast, click here.

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