Beethoven - he was rich anyway, so didn't need the money from his compositions so he composed for fun essentially, and people liked his music so didn't commission their own.
no
no
patronage
Patronage contributed to government incompetence and fraud by giving government jobs to people who had helped a candidate get elected. This was unfair treatment to the rest of the society.
Political Patronage
patronage system
beethoven
Yes.
This system allowed Mozart to practice his music. With a patronage, he had all the life necessities he needed and was able to concentrate on music and not other work.
Spoils System?
Rutherford B. Hayes