Nothing beats the tunes of Mozart and Bach to this date. Whatever may be the music of today but the classical music of the 17th, 18th and 19th century still is still more soothing than any of today's music. Even though Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart turned 250 years in 2006, his music is still fresh and alive. It is practiced in hundreds of music schools and other places everyday. His classical music is still played in various opera even today. Well amidst the discussion on Mozart's classical music achievements and popularity we must not forget Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig von Beethoven. These two contemporary figures have an equal share in the classical music as Mozart's. Probably Classical music would have been way different without these great musicians.
There are many websites offering services related to classical music. There are websites from which you can download classical music for free or otherwise. Apart from these there are websites that offer information on classical music and the musicians of the times gone by. There are even free magazines that you can subscribe to. If you want some valuable information on these musicians then I recommend you search either in www.Wikipedia.com or in any other online encyclopedia like Encarta etc. To download any of their music you can visit the downlisted websites:
1. www.classicalarchives.com
2. www.eclassical.com
3. www.classical.com
4. www.classicat.com
You can also download sheet music for classical music if you want to perform on stage or just casually. There are hundreds of websites offering free sheet music for all kind of music varieties including jazz, country, rock, classical music etc.
Apart from these you can also listen to classical music on WorldSpace radio. They have a whole channel dedicated to classical music which plays only classical music all day long. Now even Apple has started offering classical music iTunes for its iPods. You can download these at a very nominal price if you have an iPod and then play them anywhere anytime you want.
Though Classical music still lives it has been adapted by various other types of music genres like Country music etc. In case you want information or downloads for classical music from European or Asian countries, then also you can search on the internet for them. Though not yet popular in USA, Indian sub-continent's classical music is by far the oldest and is still alive in its original form.
Whatever be music but certainly classical music paved the way for music we hear today in the form of jazz, rock, reggae, pop, country music etc.
