… to think about when you feel that your work as a writer is not receiving the recognition it deserves…
- Shostakovich wrote during the siege of Leningrad whilst working as a fireman.
- Messiaen wrote his Quartet for the End of Time in Stalag VIII-A, a prisoner-of-war camp.
- Mahler was forced to work as a conductor in order to pay the bills. He resented the time lost when he could have been composing.
- None of Bruckner’s eleven symphonies were commissioned. Two of them received such harsh criticism he retracted them. This is why his last symphony is known as his ninth.
- Bach was expected to write and perform one cantata a week whilst working in the St Thomas Church in Leipzig.
- Mozart wrote his last three symphonies without a commission. The last, the 41st is regarded by many critics as among the greatest symphonies in classical music.
- Finally, remember that Franck “steadily inculcated a disdain for immediate success, and a disregard of the public as a prerequisite for attaining durability in a work of art.”
See Also
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- Six Reasons why Maintaining a Blog will make You a Better Writer
- Six Little Masterpieces of Economy
- Six Useful Websites for Writers
- Six Ways to Stay Sane as a Writer
- Six Ways that Being Published Won’t Change Your Life
- Six Things to do When You’ve Finished a Story
- Six Tips on Writing First Drafts
- Six Tips on Narrative Voice
- Six Books Every Writer Should Read
- Six Tips on Submitting a Story
- Six Tips on Beating Writer’s Block
- Six Tips on Showing not Telling
- Six tips for Writing Character
