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"You mean “Mozart in the middle of his career” at 14" Sorry. Yeah you're right. I recall when I got to the age of 35 he died at I asked myself what the hell ha

"You mean “Mozart in the middle of his career” at 14" Sorry. Yeah you're right. I recall when I got to the age of 35 he died at I asked myself what the hell have I done in my 35 years. The comparison was embarrassing (even now years later I still use that comparison).

Novosell 2y ago
Seems like a potentially unhealthy comparison.
- StefanBatory 2y ago
  But a true one :/
- hilbert42 2y ago
  I don't reckon so, we know a great deal about Mozart and that he was incredibly productive throughout his working career which spanned 30 of his 35 years. Thanks to Köchel and others essentially Mozart's entire life's work is very well documented and that over those 30 years he produced about 626 musical works most of which are of the highest standard, and of those some rank as works of sheer genius, not only have they stood the test of time but they still remain popular and well loved by millions some 233 after his death. Mozart's talent and his life's work can thus be held up as a standard—a level of excellence—to which many of us would like to aspire. What makes Mozart special, perhaps more so than many other famous composers, is how much he achieved in such a short life. He's up at the pinnacle with others who have achieved great things. Even for those of us who are not composers Mozart's yardstick can remind us of our own often-limited talents and work and how we wished they were better or how we might go about improving them. At times I experience such notions when listening to his music.
  - tdfirth 2y ago
    This is a beautiful comment, and I couldn't agree more. There is only one standard of accomplishment and it's set by people like Mozart. Accepting that is humbling, but it's required to know yourself and grow. My contributions probably won't amount to much, but Mozart (et al) have shown us what good looks like and it's fun to strive.
    - hilbert42 2y ago
      And thank you very much for your most welcome comment. It's nice to know one's posts are read but also that some appreciate them. :-)
watwut 2y ago
You lived like a normal person during that time. That should be actually ok.
- plussed_reader 2y ago
  Should-ing on others is very close to another, similar 4 letter invective.
- hilbert42 2y ago
  Right, one's just another paid-up member of the passing parade.
littlestymaar 2y ago
At least you're not dead yet, which makes you a much better organism than him by biological standards ;).
- hilbert42 2y ago
  "At least you're not dead yet," Right, not yet anyway. But one thing's pretty certain I won't be a household name 233 after I'm dead. ;-) A great aspect about famous composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, etc. is that they still remain household names several centuries after their deaths because their compositions bring immediate pleasure to us whenever we hear them. Now, that's a lovely way to be remembered.
- flappyeagle 2y ago
  You die twice as they say, once when you physically die and once when you are forgotten Mozart is immortal in that sense
tbossanova 2y ago
Love

Novosell 2y ago

Seems like a potentially unhealthy comparison.

StefanBatory 2y ago
But a true one :/
hilbert42 2y ago
I don't reckon so, we know a great deal about Mozart and that he was incredibly productive throughout his working career which spanned 30 of his 35 years. Thanks to Köchel and others essentially Mozart's entire life's work is very well documented and that over those 30 years he produced about 626 musical works most of which are of the highest standard, and of those some rank as works of sheer genius, not only have they stood the test of time but they still remain popular and well loved by millions some 233 after his death. Mozart's talent and his life's work can thus be held up as a standard—a level of excellence—to which many of us would like to aspire. What makes Mozart special, perhaps more so than many other famous composers, is how much he achieved in such a short life. He's up at the pinnacle with others who have achieved great things. Even for those of us who are not composers Mozart's yardstick can remind us of our own often-limited talents and work and how we wished they were better or how we might go about improving them. At times I experience such notions when listening to his music.
- tdfirth 2y ago
  This is a beautiful comment, and I couldn't agree more. There is only one standard of accomplishment and it's set by people like Mozart. Accepting that is humbling, but it's required to know yourself and grow. My contributions probably won't amount to much, but Mozart (et al) have shown us what good looks like and it's fun to strive.
  - hilbert42 2y ago
    And thank you very much for your most welcome comment. It's nice to know one's posts are read but also that some appreciate them. :-)

watwut 2y ago

You lived like a normal person during that time. That should be actually ok.

plussed_reader 2y ago
Should-ing on others is very close to another, similar 4 letter invective.
hilbert42 2y ago
Right, one's just another paid-up member of the passing parade.

littlestymaar 2y ago

At least you're not dead yet, which makes you a much better organism than him by biological standards ;).

hilbert42 2y ago
"At least you're not dead yet," Right, not yet anyway. But one thing's pretty certain I won't be a household name 233 after I'm dead. ;-) A great aspect about famous composers such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, etc. is that they still remain household names several centuries after their deaths because their compositions bring immediate pleasure to us whenever we hear them. Now, that's a lovely way to be remembered.
flappyeagle 2y ago
You die twice as they say, once when you physically die and once when you are forgotten Mozart is immortal in that sense

tbossanova 2y ago

Love