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Greatest musical genius of the 20th century
| 1 | 1.Charles Ives |
|---|---|
| 2 | 2.Igor Stravinsky |
| 3 | 3.Charles Mingus |
| 4 | 4.Maurice Ravel |
| 5 | 5.Sergei Rachmaninoff |
- Who is considered a musical genius?
- Who is the biggest musical genius?
- What makes you a musical genius?
- Are there musical geniuses?
Who is considered a musical genius?
a list of the “Top 10 musical geniuses”
- Rick Rubin. Anyone who can produce speed metal act Slayer and country king Johnny Cash -- in the same year -- deserves to top our list. ...
- Jimi Hendrix. ...
- Prince. ...
- Dr. ...
- Bob Dylan. ...
- The Beatles. ...
- Björk. ...
- Muddy Waters.
Who is the biggest musical genius?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is popularly acclaimed as the greatest musical genius of all time. A child prodigy who wrote his first musical pieces aged five, he produced more than 600 works before his death aged just 35.
What makes you a musical genius?
Current Western definitions of musical genius tend to include certain key capabilities, for example tech- nical mastery, virtuosity, emotional depth, integrity, originality, understanding and transcendence. Some commentators also include exceptional memory and precociousness in this list.
Are there musical geniuses?
In short, musical geniuses do exist and have always existed, but they're just not relavant as they were in the past.
