Consider the society that great composers grew up in. W.A. Mozart's father forced him to play music from the age of 2 (even though most books incorrectly say 3). Mozart also wasn't bombarded with 50 cent and other things that are considered music by todays standards. Mozart grew was born in 1756, durring the middle of vast refinment tonality and harmony in western music. He was surrounded and saturated by some of the highest quality music ever written. I also was lucky to be exposed to music of that kind when I was younger, and I learned to appreicate it. Most are not that way anymore. Walk up to an average person on the street and whistle eina kleina nacht musik and they'll probably say they heard it in a trailer for a new comedy movie.
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