Departed but not Forgotten

Today, people all over your world commemorate the anniversary of my departure from said world.  It has been 219 years since I made my transition.  Still, I am alive as ever, expressing myself through my music, which is even  more popular now that it was in my lifetime.  Ever ahead of the curve, so to speak, my music was often considered too dissonant by 18th century audiences.  Yes, I know that is difficult to believe, my friends, but I was the Bartok of my day.  I took chances with harmony.  I delighted in the untried.  I reveled in the unexpected.  And while Vienna audiences had an insatiable appetite for new music - unlike the typical concertgoers of the 21st century, I must say - it sometimes caused them to exhibit a certain fickleness when relating to their musical artists.

Let us leave the past to the past, however, and look to the present.  I am still here, my friends, and I am immensely enjoying your brave new world.  Electronic music.  Digital downloads.  Social networking.  What fun!  So much to keep my occupied as I await my rebirth via Mme. Moreno's mystery novel which feature ME as a key character.  I cannot wait to wreak even more havoc and mayhem in the world of crime fiction.

Mme. Moreno begs me to be patient while she continues the editing process with her agent.  Unfortunately, patience has never been one of my virtues.  Oh well, I suppose while I am waiting I can learn how to Tweet.

Happy Birthday to Me!

On this day in the year 1756 I, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was born into your world, and oh my, what a wonderful life I did pursue! Alas, I was compelled to take my leave long before I would have wished, and I departed with much of my music still unexpressed. Still, the knowledge that the music I did compose over two centuries ago is still listened to and appreciated keeps me alive and vibrant over here on the “other side.”

It has recently come to my attention that a certain New York novelist and composer is attempting to bring me back to life via her writing, and I must say, I applaud her desire to do so. I have made the decision to assist her in any way I can. I am therefore educating myself in the phenomenon of social networking, hence this blog through which I intend to track her efforts to celebrate my life and to hopefully involve me in yours.

So “stay tuned,” as your contemporary pundits might say, and check back frequently to see how my re-entry into your world progresses. And meanwhile, let us all enjoy a glass of punch to celebrate my birthday. I am enormously fond of punch.