Family constellation and creativity: firstborn predominance among classical music composers

Author(s): Wagner, M. E., Schubert, H. J.

Journal/Book: J Psychol. 1977; 95: 147-9.

Abstract: Biographies of classical musci composers were examined for family constellation information. Usable data were found for 80 composers. Firstborns, especially only children, were found significantly more frequently than in a sample of creative writers studied by Bliss. Increased frequency of firstborns was also suggested in a study of musical performers by Raychaudhuri. Classical musci composition was seen as an ability more similar to usual academic pursuits than creative writing.

Keyword(s): Birth Order|. Creativeness|. Music|

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