Summary: <br> Gustav Mahler<br> <br> <br> <br> Is the Curse of the Ninth Real?<br> <br> <br> <br> Is the Curse of the Ninth real? Like the 27 Club, the curse of the ninth affects musicians. In this case, classical composers who dare to write beyond a ninth symphony challenge fate and do not always win. They say the curse started with Beethoven. But is it real? Listen and vote!<br> <br> <br> <br> Listener Survey – Win a free Ghostly T-shirt!<br> <br> <br> <br> Time is Running Out! Complete our listener survey to help us out and a chance to win a T-shirt: <a href="https://ghostlypodcast.com/listener-survey/">https://ghostlypodcast.com/listener-survey/</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Questions Explored in this Episode<br> <br> <br> <br> What is the Curse of the 9th? What is history of the symphony? Who were the composers that helped to create the form? What made it popular, and who were the most popular composers? Were Beethoven and Mahler victims of the curse? Was Mozart? Is the curse real?<br> <br> <br> <br> Sponsors<br> <br> <br> <br> Ghostly Podcast + Sinister Coffee = Love<br> <br> <br> Welcome back to our sponsor, Sinister Coffee and Creamery! Ghostly loves coffee and we especially love Sinister coffee. Their coffee is produced and roasted by woman. It is small batch roasted to order and they offer all of their paranormal-themed coffees on their website <a href="https://www.sinistercoffeeandcreamery.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">SinisterCoffeeAndCreamery.com </a>or visit them on Instagram @sinistercandc. If you are in the Portland area, visit them at the PSU Farmers Market every Saturday April-November.Special code for our listeners: Ghostly15 for 15% off your total order!<br> <br> <br> <br> #PatFacts are sponsored this episode by Tarot by Ptah. Ptah is a professional Tarot card reader with over 20 years of experience who does readings all over the Chicagoland area as well as online. To find out more about Ptah visit and like his Facebook page at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TarotByPtah">Facebook.com/TarotByPtah</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Vote on the Episode<br> <br> <br> <br> Done listening to this episode? Go vote on what you think at <a href="http://www.ghostlypodcast.com/polls">ghostlypodcast.com/polls.</a> #TeamBeliever #TeamSkeptic<br> <br> <br> <br> Listener Mail<br> <br> <br> <br> This week’s listener mail is about a ghostly set of hands. Have a spooky story or question of your own (or someone you know)? Send your story or question to <a href="mailto:info@ghostlypodcast.com">info@ghostlypodcast.com</a> and we might read it on the podcast. You could be on a future episode of Ghostly!<br> <br> <br> <br> History of the Symphony and the Curse<br> <br> <br> <br> Pat explores the history of the symphony and the composers who developed and perfected it, including Joseph Hyden and Ludwig van Beethoven. He also looks at Gustav Mahler, the man who first voiced concern about the curse. <br> <br> <br> <br> The Debate<br> <br> <br> <br> Pat and Rebecca debate if the curse is real. While there are several composers who feared the curse, not all of them succumbed to it. It also seems to be limited to the Classical and Romantic periods of music. Why? Is it real?<br> <br> <br> <br> Poll Results<br> <br> <br> <br> Listen to learn if listeners thought the Pabst Mansion is haunted. Want to listen to our previous episodes? Check them out <a href="http://www.ghostlypodcast.com/">here</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> Done Listening to the Episode?<br> <br> <br> <br> Please subscribe to Ghostly and give us a rating on iTunes, Spotify or any podcast app where they let you. Tell your friends! Then you can debate the truth yourselves. Word of mouth is one of the best ways to grow our audience, so we can do all the amazing things we have planned for this year.
