If Mozart was still alive and living across the road from you, what would you do?
Also, how much more works do you think he would have composed from about 1760 to 2009?
I'd say he would have a total of about 200,000. Probably more.
Thirteen answers:
I. Jones
2009-02-01 21:06:29 UTC
So, if Mozart wasn't Mozart, really old (but not old), but not feeble, and studying Mexican Spanish to fit in as best he can in the US...
... I think he'd shoot himself.
Aaron
2015-05-18 14:17:02 UTC
If Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was alive, he would probably be around 259, 260 years old...he died in 1791, and now is 2015. He also probably went bowling, golfing, and writing music because he only likes the classics...classic music, classic technology, classic games, classic EVERYTHING.
So, there ya have it, folks. If Mozart Was Still Alive...?
Whaddaya think he would do if he was still alive...?
rdenig_male
2009-02-01 02:59:28 UTC
The question is unaswerable. If he were young, virile and fit living today he wouldn't be the Mozart we know. The more interesting question is what would he written had he lived a more normal lifespan and not died so young. He could have heard Beethoven's Eroica and 9th symphonies, for example. What would have been his reaction?
2009-02-01 02:02:22 UTC
He'd be over 250 years old. That'd make him a media freak, constantly besieged by cameras and journalists gawking at the oldest man on the planet.
Poor guy would be extremely depressed, probably suicidal, almost certainly kept alive artificially using a large range of machines that keep him bedridden.
I'd do whatever I could to help him out of his misery...
2009-02-01 03:40:38 UTC
If Mozart were still alive, I would assume he would be interested to learn new musical instrument. He could be a soprano artist or a vocalist in a band, or a lead guitarist. His talent is immense. He will always look for new ways to explore the world of music.
Edward
2016-01-27 11:40:41 UTC
I've often wondered what Mozart would have thought of Wagner.
dimamuzhetsky
2009-02-01 01:04:25 UTC
He would sure do the same trick to Salieri,trust me.Speaking seriously,how do You imagine he would ever live across from You?You would only see him over a TV screen;like Michael Jackson or Lady Thatcher.
2009-02-02 21:21:17 UTC
If Mozart were alive and in his prime, he would totally go clubbing. That just seems to be his style.
Malcolm D
2009-02-01 12:36:45 UTC
You cannot take an artist out of his era. Much of what composers create is influenced by the "zeitgest" or the time and environment in which they find themselves. Such scenarios as those you describe really have no value and are purely fanciful.
Zhan Feng L
2009-02-01 22:21:34 UTC
I bet his career would be over. not many people knows how to appreciate classical music now adays
michelle
2009-02-01 00:58:11 UTC
i would hang out with him as much as possible so maybe some of his radness would rub off on me.
Rachel _Not_Idiot
2009-02-01 01:26:29 UTC
My initial reaction: "OMGWTF".
My second reaction: "Cool! Someone to discuss music with!"
PharmaAce
2009-02-01 00:58:34 UTC
He will suicide when he knows how bad the music is now!
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