Papa vs. Wolfie! Who will win...?

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Who is the better composer?

Haydn
13 (43.3%)
Mozart
17 (56.7%)

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TheGSMoeller

#20
July 11, 2014, 02:22:18 PM
Quote from: Mn Dave on July 11, 2014, 12:23:40 PM
3.improved in health: in an improved state of health, after not being well

I think Haydn was better than Mozart in this regard.

Karl Henning

#21
July 11, 2014, 02:39:56 PM
Quote from: Mn Dave on July 11, 2014, 12:27:39 PM
Papa will appreciate it because he's getting creamed.  ;D

Well, Wolferl's claque has been entrenched much, much longer  0:)
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
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[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

EigenUser

#22
July 11, 2014, 03:07:16 PM
Who will win? I think the answer is pretty clear: Mozart.

The question "who should win?" is a totally different story, with a totally different answer.

Papa. 8)
Beethoven's Op. 133 -- A fugue so bad that even Beethoven himself called it "Grosse".

Karl Henning

#23
July 11, 2014, 03:17:36 PM
Well, they both should win.  Our Dave is being a Mixer  8)
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

mn dave

#24
July 11, 2014, 03:32:33 PM
Quote from: karlhenning on July 11, 2014, 03:17:36 PM
Well, they both should win.  Our Dave is being a Mixer  8)

Is that Boston slang for "real cool dude"?

jochanaan

#25
July 11, 2014, 03:36:47 PM
As I recall, if you asked either of them this question, they'd both give the other's name. :)
Imagination + discipline = creativity

Gurn Blanston

#26
July 11, 2014, 03:44:02 PM
Quote from: karlhenning on July 11, 2014, 03:17:36 PM
Well, they both should win.  Our Dave is being a Mixer  8)

A king mixer, to be exact... :)

Quote from: jochanaan on July 11, 2014, 03:36:47 PM
As I recall, if you asked either of them this question, they'd both give the others name. :)

You recall correctly, and so shall I do. I never heard any good elements coming out of Minnesota...  >:D

8)
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mn dave

#27
July 11, 2014, 03:48:33 PM
What, we don't do polls anymore?

Gurn Blanston

#28
July 11, 2014, 04:26:30 PM
Quote from: Mn Dave on July 11, 2014, 03:48:33 PM
What, we don't do polls anymore?

When there is no answer, one must abstain, yes? If you wanted a serious answer (I don't think you do) most people would only be able to say 'I like X better than Y...' because they don't know enough about one and have only heard a 'best of' selection of the other. Plus, 'better ' is such a hard word for me to deal with... :-\




Haydn.

8)
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mn dave

#29
July 11, 2014, 05:14:08 PM
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on July 11, 2014, 04:26:30 PM
Plus, 'better ' is such a hard word for me to deal with... :-\

If you can't take the heat...

DavidW

#30
July 12, 2014, 06:14:12 AM
Symphonies and string quartets are my favorite, so Haydn.

It's funny that I like Mozart's piano concertos more, but still prefer Haydn in the piano sonatas.  Maybe I should listen to some Haydn piano sonatas today.

Jay F

#31
July 12, 2014, 06:32:27 AM
Quote from: Gurn Blanston on July 11, 2014, 04:26:30 PM
Plus, 'better ' is such a hard word for me to deal with... :-\

"More good"?

Gurn Blanston

#32
July 12, 2014, 06:35:34 AM
Quote from: Jay F on July 12, 2014, 06:32:27 AM
"More good"?

Well, if we would say 'Whose music is more appealing to me, personally' I could go with that. The trouble is the either/or issue, which I can't reconcile. I hate polls... :(

8)
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springrite

#33
July 12, 2014, 06:41:06 AM
Wolfie on account of his versatility and near equal achievement in all genres. 
Do what I must do, and let what must happen happen.

springrite

#34
July 12, 2014, 06:42:46 AM
Do what I must do, and let what must happen happen.
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