Composers begin begging for their works to be performed, but also want money for their works and (sometimes) they want to stay true to themselves. It's a difficult compromise... If they charge so highly for a performance of their compositions, it's less of a chance for them to be performed. If they aren't performed, no way their authors might become famous, so commissions will never come their way. But if they get to actually have a work performed, and they come out with something 'strange', their works might not be liked by audiences and that means the end. No more comissions, no more chances... How to achieve a balance???