It's a common business practice to make sure your house is in order -- and that's exactly what the political microtonal composer Georg Friedrich Haas has done. The Austrian-born Haas recently opened up about the strange sexual nature of his most recent marriage, which has helped propel his music to new heights.
Haas' charming candor in and OKCupid message appealed to Mollena Williams, a writer and sex educator. Soon after their initial hookup, they were married, and they haven't looked back since.
While the focus seems to home in on the kinkiness of their relationship, the marriage isn't rooted in their sexual desires. Instead, it's a romantic partnership that is inherently beneficial to both parties. Haas even said he needs his partner while he works.
Zachary Wolfe at The New York Times wrote about the couple:
"Their marriage can seem, in [a sexual] regard, distinctly old-fashioned, and not in a Marquis de Sade way. While the terms they negotiated at the start of their relationship do not prevent her from pursuing her own professional and personal life, Ms. Williams-Haas devotes much of her time to supporting the work of a man - "Herr Meister," she has nicknamed him - for whom a "good day" is one in which he composes for 14 or 15 hours.
"'She makes my life as comfortable as possible,' Mr. Haas said."
Perhaps this is the sort of muse Haas had been searching for, yet he has consistently produced some of his generation's best microtonal works. With his works challenging the conventional Western semitonal scale, Haas' personal life too takes on an air of protestation, one in dealing with the taboo nature behind BDSM lovemaking.
Until next time, preview Mr. Haas below.
