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Composers' outrageous backstage demands: see their tour riders
It's not just the rock 'n' roll world that makes outrageous backstage demands - the great composers are as diva-ish as they come. We 'stumbled across' some backstage riders from the likes of Mozart, Bach and Beethoven: bet you can't guess who wanted his coffee beans individually crushed...
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1. Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer backstage riders: Johann Sebastian Bach
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2. Ludwig Van Beethoven
Composer backstage riders: Ludwig Van Beethoven
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3. Georg Frideric Handel
Composer backstage riders: George Frideric Handel
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4. Robert Schumann
Composer backstage riders: Robert Schumann
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5. Edward Elgar
Composer backstage riders: Edward Elgar
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6. Arnold Schoenberg
Composer backstage riders: Arnold Schoenberg
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7. Franz Liszt
Composer backstage riders: Franz Liszt
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8. Hector Berlioz
Composer backstage riders: Hector Berlioz
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9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer backstage riders: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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10. Philip Glass
Composer backstage riders: Philip Glass
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11. John Cage
Composer backstage riders: John Cage
