What songs of the 'modern' era would Mozart be proud to have written?

[craigwend]

 

[Twilkes]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl1VziFs4co

 

[pplpilot]

Cardiacs - Tarred and feathered


View: http://youtu.be/NVjSycDJatc

 

[srw]

Mozart was short of money for much of his life, so he would have been proud to have written anything that sold well and earned him a good wedge.

That, I believe, is a common myth. As a kid he travelled the courts of Europe. As an adult he was basically comfortable.

In any case, knowing you writing the most sublime, perfect music must be some compensation for a little discomfort.

 

[BSRU]

Pardon my ignorance but did Mozart ever right any songs?
I know he wrote music but never heard of anyone singing Mozart.

 

[Herbie]

My first vote goes to Led Zep 'Kashmir'



Perfect in every way.....

reasons to be cheerfull part 3....Ian Dury

 

[Monsieur Remings]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yZ6DqvQrs0

 

[marzjennings]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TsoOrWGndQ


The Streets- Turn the Page, modern day classic.

 

[RWright]

Anything by Shakin' Stevens. Shaky ROCKS!

 

[srw]

Pardon my ignorance but did Mozart ever right any songs?
I know he wrote music but never heard of anyone singing Mozart.

Here are some songs:
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...=mwEzrCQMYXOeQVeyQtn9DA&bvm=bv.41248874,d.d2k
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=_J2_LP2I870&desktop_uri=/watch?v=_J2_LP2I870&gl=GB

The greatest vocal music is probably in the operas.

 

[PaulB]

Pardon my ignorance but did Mozart ever right any songs?

No, but he wronged a few.

 

[betty swollocks]

Pardon my ignorance but did Mozart ever right any songs?
I know he wrote music but never heard of anyone singing Mozart.

The reason I chose Mozart was threefold:-
If you were to ask people who was their idea of a musical genius, most would choose good old Wolfgang Amadeus.
It strikes me that he would readily accept new musical styles and try them himself, even of they did not conform to the musical norms and expectations of his time - more so than say, Beethoven.
Who's to say that had he lived longer he wouldn't have evolved to explore ideas and genres far ahead of his time.

Of course I have done no academic research whatsoever to back up these contentions

 

[srw]

I think you're wrong about Beethoven - he took the legacy of Mozart in a surprising direction. He was the first to use trombones in a symphony, and basically invented the idea of using a choir in a symphony. He also played around with key relationships and programmatic music much more than Mozart.

Mozart was the better composer, I think, but less innovative - his genius lay in stretching the conventions of his day just short of breaking point. Beethoven broke the elastic.

I've not done academic research either to back up these contentions.

 

[Boon 51]

Roll over Beethoven by ELO... at a guess

 

[PaulB]

Who's the living equivalent to Mozart? Respected musos nominate Stevie Wonder and I'd find that hard to disagree. Anyone have any views?