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wow, I understand that some of you may not like Mozart but can anyone here really call him the world's worst reputable composer? I mean, like him or not, he is generally considered one of the best composers who ever lived. That has to count for something!

Umm. I hope you're kidding, I think everyone knows Beethoven's 5th.

I can understand your point that we shouldn't be so narrow-minded and it's okay to like other types of music, or individual pieces or songs from other genres. But why do you feel sorry for those who only like classical? There is a lot of great music from that time and if that is what makes them happy, why should you feel sorry for them?

Okay, just thought I would offer.

When I first began to like musical theater, classical and later opera, at first I was embarrassed because it was out of the norm for a young teenage, maybe thirteen or fourteen years old to like that sort of thing. It's still unusual now that I'm sixteen but I've learned to overcome it and though I used to pause my music when others came close, I now proudly listen to the greatest music ever written, (and have been known to play it a little louder than I should in hopes that others might hear it as well)

If you want something original perhaps I could write something for you, just let me know what you have in mind.

I have to disagree with you, I usually sight read it, at least at first. I also like to have some kind of idea of what the piece should sound like.

There are a few productions near me. I'm going to see La Boheme with a friend in April.

I'm afraid I don't understand the question. Do you mean that you want advice on how to learn it?

The third movement of Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata

If I were you and I wanted to try something different I would start by writing the lyrics and seeing what kind of melody develops and then add the harmony. Try it, see what happens.

God, I think so many of them are the best in various aspects. How do you judge who is the best composer? What makes a composer better than another? Is it melody? Well, if you ask the person who started this thread they will say that Beethoven didn't know how to write melodies. But if that's true than why is he so great? Is it complexity of the music? I don't think so, there is often very simply but beautiful or powerful music that doesn't need to be complex. It's like asking who the best painter of all time is. There is no answer and I'm sure most people couldn't really choose.

It's hard to say for sure, they are all so different. My experiences in classical music and opera are fairly new. However, I would have to say that my favorite composer in terms of the operatic genre would have to be Mozart (though I haven't heard many yet) I love Don Giovanni. However, I love a lot of Beethoven's work, specifically his piano sonatas, I'm playing the one commonly known as the "Moonlight" sonata now but all of them are wonderful. The one thing I don't like about Mozart's music is that a lot of it seems to be very similar. Very rarely new. Again, my knowledge is limited but listen to the overtures to Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro and you'll see what I mean.

well, I'm completely crazy, does that count?

When I improvise, I don't worry about chords and all of that stuff. I really just play what sounds good. It I make a "mistake" and change the direction of where I was originally planning to go with it, I just adapt the direction to fit it and nobody is the wiser.