( CNN ) -- You voted for prolific 19th century musician Ludwig van Beethoven as the most iconic composer of the western world . Last month , CNN 's arts and culture program , icon , asked you to vote for your top five iconic composers . Your top choice , Beethoven , was the first great composer to earn a successful living without patronage and composed some of his greatest works after becoming profoundly deaf . In second place came Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . Perhaps the most famous composer of all time , Mozart penned his first work aged five and went on to write the opera 's `` Don Giovanni '' and `` Cosi fan tutte . '' One of Baroque music 's greatest champions , Johann Sebastian Bach , took third place , while Romantic composer Tchaikovsky and child prodigy pianist Chopin rounded out the top five . In March , we want to know which iconic fashion designs revolutionized the way we dress . We 'll name your top five when the show airs on March 24 .
Ludwig van Beethoven is your most iconic composer . You can listen to his music on Spotify, or download it for free from the iTunes store ( which has a lot of classical music ). In March , we want to know which iconic fashion item has changed the way we dress .