Which Composer Are You?

Johann Sebastian Bach, anyways. Being specific is necessary considering the fact that you had twenty kids. As a fan of counterpoint, you find it hard not to hurl millions of ideas at once, and nobody can ever tell what your main point is because all of your points are main points. After all, who else would improvise a six-part fugue?

As The Red Priest, you're famous for your virtuosity, over five hundred known concerti, musical drama, and red hair. Violinists are in pain constantly due to your one hundred twenty-eighth notes, and according to Uffenbach, you improvised an extremely fast fantasy using all four strings and in such a high position that your left hand was practically tickling the bridge. Basically, you're a show-off, but I suppose it's justified; people thought no one had ever played that way or ever would!

You sit on a throne and eat a lot. How extravagant and royal you are! You wrote for the monarchs, and you enjoy a good breakfast, lunch, dinner, and additional meals you've yet to come up with names for. Trumpets are heard whenever you step into a room, and your possessions are gilded with gold.

You love your fancy ornaments, and everything you have is sparkly and possibly overly decorated (to others but not to you). What are those symbols, anyways?

You're a nice, hardworking, and modest person. People often look to you for help; people like Beethoven called you "Papa Haydn", and many know you as the "Father of the String Quartet" and "Father of the Symphony". Can you blame them? You're admired so much because unlike other composers, you didn't meddle to much in the world of drama with others, and your music reflects your jolly personality with hints of your peasant ancestors scattered throughout.

You're quite the character—childish, humourous, joyful, and bright. Your music has a mischievous but innocent quality to it, prioritizing simplicity, playfulness, and elegance. You're also quick to defend your friends; when someone commented on Papa Haydn's piece and stated they "would not do that", you swiftly replied, telling him the only reason why is that no one was genius enough to do so. One quote by you sums you up: "Forgive me, Majesty. I am a vulgar man! But I assure you, my music is not."

You're kind of irritable, sensitive, and angry, but your music is still beautiful. You're also well known for your subito dynamics, going from pianissimo all the wall to fortissimo and taking others' ears down with yours. Deaf, you relied on what you heard in your head instead of sensing the sounds around you. Everyone knows the first four notes of your fifth symphony.

You're philosophical and introverted, and you're pretty selfless as well. You feel bad when people pay you for doing your job, but you're also great at the piano. You hate performing in public, and if you miss one note, you'll probably be traumatized for the next fifty weeks. Chromatic runs, song-like melodies, and leaps and springs mark your style.

Are you okay? All of your music is depressing, and you're most frequently seen sobbing in a corner away from others. You can still be kind of opinionated, though, but who can blame you after how much you've been judged your entire life? Very few would have accepted one of your largest secrets. Naturally, your compositions take the audience to the extremes of emotions.

Frankly, it's likely that some people went to your concerts for either your virtuosity or your good looks. At the piano, you can play practically anything, and you would do anything to decrease a piece's skill level.

As a flexible person, you don't just follow current trends—you also look to the past for ideas and advice. You're also open to other arts, including painting and poetry. Basically, you're a pretty agreeable person because you find the good in a lot of things.

You've written masterpieces, but you were always in the shadow of your younger brother, Felix. Eventually, when Felix revealed to Queen Victoria that her favourite piece by him was actually by you, you began to gain fame, and by the end of your life, you were a celebrity. Your music is daring and fiery, not too dainty and flowery like many would have expected back in the day.

They called you a "little mushroom" because of your height. Your music combines great emotion with simplicity, and it often feels as though your compositions are telling stories in some kind of fantasy.