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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 12 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Loads of the classical canon were actually given their current names by others later. For instance, Beethoven called the Moonlight Sonata “New File 7.md” during his lifetime.