Ludwig van Beethoven. Ludwig from the town of "beethoven"
Johann Sebastian Bach,,, Sebastion Johann from Bach
Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart seriesly
Throw a millstone around my neck like "Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart" and the last will became first. Mozart.
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Indeed Bach, Beethoven and Mozart were geniuses who matured and created
during the Enlightenment, which spanned some 75 years commencing in 1715.
Yet isn't it fair to assert that the the earlier Baroque Era was the legacy/heritage
that fed the creative impulse of these three.
As we move on through the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, isn't it also obvious
that the quality of the music we moderns produce bears no linkage to that of its
pre-Enlightenment creators.
Further can't that be said of all the Art we moderns produce.
Anyway all opinions are entitled, so stay well.