Music affects us in many ways. Throughout history, some of the world’s greatest composers of all time have made stunningly beautiful works off art that are recognized by almost everybody who ever owned a TV or radio. Classical music has lost ground in the wake of the booming music industry but I believe that nothing compares to going to see a great orchestra play some of the greatest compositions of all time. I have listed below a short list of the greatest composers, which are widely acknowledged by almost all specialists as being musical geniuses.  

1.      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Probably one of the best known of the greatest composers of all time, Mozart was a wonder kid. From the early age of five, he started composing music. He went on to produce more than 600 of some of the best opera, chamber, piano, or choir pieces. His family played a big role in his success. His father especially, recognizing the talent of the young Wolfgang took him on extensive tours thru the greatest cities in Europe, form a very early age. This helped boost Mozart’s fame, but at the same time severally weakened his health, traveling in those days being a pretty risky business due to sudden outbreaks of epidemics, and less than hygienic conditions at some inns where they had to sleep. Some scientists attribute Mozart’s early death, at only 35 years of age, in the year 1791, specifically to the weakened immunity which developed along these journeys. Mozart’s style influenced to a large extent the kind of music that most composers would create for at least the next century.

2.      Ludwig Van Beethoven: Considered by many as one of the greatest composers off all time Beethoven has managed to achieve the performance of continuing to compose, conduct, and perform, even after becoming completely deaf. Beethoven’s music was one of the pivotal points of the transition from eighteenth century classicism to nineteenth century romanticism. The cause of his hearing deficiency is still unknown for sure, but some of the most likely suspects are syphilis, lead poisoning, or auto immune disorder. Samples of his hair seem to point towards led-poisoning. Whatever the cause, his progressive lack of hearing became very frustrating, and finally made him unable to perform in public. One of the wide spread stories at the time tells us that Beethoven had to be turned around, after conducting one of his symphonies, in order to see the crowd in ruptures, which he could not hear, and afterwards wept.

3.      Johann Sebastian Bach: Considered to be the one person who managed to take Baroque music to its maturity, and its highest level of complexity, Johann Sebastian Bach, is considered to be one of the greatest composers of all time. Bach’s music offers us one the first to use the contrapuntal invention, and also one of the most exponential in the use of motive control. Bach’s family social status as a child, gave him the opportunity to be around musicians and instruments, which nourished his appetite for music. As a composer he didn’t necessarily bring anything new to the table, but he did take the German music of the time to its highest form of expressivity and technical prowess. He managed to create a very tightly woven style of German music but which allowed influences such as German or Italian music. One of the particularities of Bach’s music is that he was one of the few composers who didn’t agree to the Baroque style of composing, which required of the composer only the basic framework of the piece, leaving room for artists to embellish and interpret in their own personal styles the sheet music. Bach made sure that he had complete control of his compositions by leaving no room or possibilities for interpretations or additions from the performer.

4.      Johannes Brahms. Although his music is considered to be too academic for most people, Brahms is one of the most influential composers of the nineteenth century, and widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. He drew inspirations form great German composers of the past such as Bach and Beethoven, and refined or better yet, adapted their music to fit in the Romantic idiom. He became a master of counterpoint, and also of development, two of the most difficult and complex composition methods of his period.

Of course this list can go on and on and include many others form the elite category of the greatest composers of all time. For me though, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and Brahms remain the most influential composers of the second millennium. Their works of art still resonate with us, and they never seem to get old. I believe that their creations are some of the greatest achievements of man kind in the history of the world.

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