Curse of the ninth

The curse of the ninth is a superstition in classical music that the ninth symphony is destined to be a composer's last, and that the composer is fated to die before completing a tenth. It is associated with composers including Beethoven, Schubert, Bruckner, Antonin Dvorak and Mahler.

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Curse of the ninth

The curse of the ninth is a superstition in classical music that the ninth symphony is destined to be a composer's last, and that the composer is fated to die before completing a tenth. It is associated with composers including Beethoven, Schubert, Bruckner, Antonin Dvorak and Mahler.

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