Scientific comparison of Mozart and Salieri

TL;DR

This study analyzes public perception of Mozart and Salieri's music through an internet quiz, revealing that most people find their music similarly recognizable and of comparable quality.

Contribution

It provides a large-scale, empirical comparison of Mozart and Salieri's music based on quiz data, highlighting public perception.

Findings

Average quiz score was 61%

Music of Mozart and Salieri perceived as similarly recognizable

Public perceives their music as of comparable quality

Abstract

I report the results of the internet quiz, where the takers had to tell the music of Mozart from that of Salieri. The average score earned by over eleven thousand quiz-takers is 61%. This suggests that the music of Mozart is of about the same quality as the music of Salieri.