Going Back to the Classics

While writing this blog, we have focused on musicians and singers from our time, but we have forgotten to talk about the classical artists. I was in an elementary and high-school band from grades five through twelve, and spent time studying the classical composers. One of the classical composers I found most interesting was Ludwig van Beethoven. Many people believe that he was one of the greatest composers of all time. Not only did he compose some wondrous pieces of music, but he composed some of those pieces while he was deaf. I find it unbelievable that he could write music for a symphony without even being able to hear what he was writing. Another brilliant composer I would like to mention is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who was a composer in the 1700’s. As a child, he played the piano. In fact, he was so talented at playing the piano that he actually had a professional tour playing the piano when he was six years old. He must have been one heck of a pianist. That is not the only reason he is regarded as one of the greats of history. He was also known for composing over 600 pieces, and these pieces are not your average two-minute five-member-band songs, either. Mozart’s pieces were written for entire symphonies or operas. These two composers were very talented in their time, and are still studies today. Even though we have great musicians and composers today, I can’t help but wonder how they would compare to Beethoven or Mozart. I don’t know how many bands today could say they had a professional tour when they were six, or that they had composed a song that has amazed the world for hundreds of years while deaf.

Well I hope you enjoyed this time travel through music :)
Kristen Kerr