Do people still remember Mozart and his music today?

Question

What's the position of his music in our modern life?

Answer 1

Remember WHO? Isn't there a chocolate by that name?

Answer 2

Yes, yes, especially those who take piano and violin lessons. I think I have learned more about living from Mozart - and other classical composers - than from any other single source. But, it takes some work on the part of the listener to understand what great music tells us; it is not just about a 'pretty tune' or 'catchy beat'.
As others have said, many of Mozart's melodies, some of the most beautiful ever written, are used in movies, advertising, for 'background ' music - most people are just not aware of the composer. And, his music is regularly played in Classical Concerts of all kinds; symphony, chamber, opera. More CD's have been made of Mozart's music than of any other single classical composer.

Answer 3

Is he remembered? well, over time, Mozart gets more radio air play and sells more CD's than any of the so called pop musicians working today.

The reason is that Mozart's music has something of value to communicate. Additionally, Mozart's harmonic vocabulary is huge compared to t the mind numbingly repetitious and predictable chords into which so called pop music has collapsed.

The question, do people still remember Mozart, and some of the answers to that question says more about the contributors to this thread than they do about Mozart.

BTW, you may be interested to know that Mozart was an expert pool player and would regularly hustle other player who didn't know of his skill.

He was also renown in Vienna for knowing more filthy stores than anybody in town.

Answer 4

The thing about a composer like Mozart is, even if the general public is not as familiar with his works as they once were, his impact is still felt. Western music would not be what it is today without the innovation and genius of Mozart, we must remember that.

Answer 5

We ALL have at one time or another sang one of Mozart's most famous songs: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"

Mozart was the top artist of his era.
If he had lived in this century, he would have been bigger than any of our biggest stars.

TAKE WARNING:
He also died of a truly nasty STD. Alone and broke.


On a different note......
You should get a music history textbook and read up on the baroque, classical, and romantic era composers.
Today's music would be nowhere without their input.
Music is linear. Growing/changing/developing from its humble beginnings to what it is now.

Bach, Handel, Mozart, and Beethoven started it all.
In all actuallity, there were many others. If you study you can discover them for yourself.

Answer 6

Like most classical music, Mozart is timeless. Most of what he wrote are masterpieces and as such will always be. Mozart will be played and listened to long after all of the current pop music is long forgotten.
You actually here a lot of Mozart (and other great classical composers). Most people don't know what it is when they hear it though.

Answer 7

I think people still do remember Mozart.
I know Mozart from his works like Piano Sonata in C, Piano Sonata in A, Eine Kleine Nacht and I like them.

I am sure that people, at least once in their life, have heard his works. it is recently used as background music. Even, I have ever heard part of Piano Sonata in A is inserted to a new modern song as intro/bridge.

and as I know, he was the most productive composer ever. it is same with Euler in Mathematics.

Answer 8

Quick... without using the internet or any other research tool, tell me whose music was the most popular in 1947 (i.e., 60 years ago). Yet Mozart was born more than 250 years ago, and you still know his name. I think this alone says a great deal about the staying power of his music.

Answer 9

Beauty is a thing of joy forever.

Cliche, I know, but it is the way with Mozart's music and other composers who managed to find their way into the hearts of music lovers. Sometimes, even when you have no idea that the piece is Mozart's, you find yourself liking it. That is the uniqueness of Mozart's music - it attaches itself on you and grows on you without you even knowing it.

Answer 10

I don't think there are may people who remember Mozart today - he's been dead for 216 years (died at age 45). I also don't think the average person has a clue about him or his music, other than maybe that he was a composer.

*I stand corrected on his age at death(35). It's pretty amazing what he accomplished in such a short lifetime. As for remembering HIM - you can't remember someone you never knew in the first place.

Answer 11

I remember, I like the Mozart movie