Fun fact about composers! Did you know the composers of classical music were the rockstars of their time? It's true! A lot of the showmanship we associate with popular musicians actually originated among classical composers. For example, later in his career, Beethoven was known to start all his orchestra performances by shouting something like "Hello Vienna, how are you doing tonight?!" And of course the crowd would cheer and roar. And then he'd shout "I can't hear you!" And they'd scream even louder. And then again he'd say "I can't hear you..."