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If I told you Schoenberg suffered from triskaidekaphobia, you’d probably think it was some terrible disease... But nope: it’s just a fancy word for being scared of the number 13.
Schoenberg was so terrified of 13 that he avoided it at all costs:
His famous 12-tone method? Not just innovation—it was his escape from the 13th note.
He even misspelled his opera "Moses und Aron" to avoid using 13 letters.
And fun fact: Schoenberg passed away on Friday the 13th at the age of 76 (7+6 = 13!)
Could Schoenberg be the reason why there is no row 13 on planes?

Music:
Giuseppe Verdi - Requiem: Dies Irae
Orquesta Reino de Aragón, Jose Antonio Sainz de Alfaro

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Classical
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classical music, classical music history, music history
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