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It is a sobering thought that when Mozart was my age he had been dead for 39 years.

There is much speculation as to the cause of Mozart's death. Unfortunately, he was buried in a commoner's gravesite so there is no way to examine his remains. Whatever the cause, his final days were not catalogued accurately in the popular 1980's movie.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/symphony-second-opinions-mozarts-final-illness

On the other hand, the location of Beethoven's remains are known. The selfishness in me hopes that someday, his DNA will be used to clone a new Beethoven. This, of course, goes against all ethical and legal restrictions but it would be so cool to see what Ludwig II could do with the new musical technology.

Whenever anyone laments that women and minorities are "taking over" or "white men are being replaced," I point out that somewhere in history, there would have been at least one woman Beethoven, at least one Black Beethoven, etc., and that we are poorer in culture and spirit because those individuals were not able to add their own "Ode to Joy" to our lives. Gotta' turn the issue around to, "What's in it for me if women and minorities thrive?"