This paper begins with a discussion of Poe and his relationship to music. Poe's admiration for and use of music as a form are discussed as well as the interest musicians have had from his death until the present day in setting his poems and tales to music. Following this, the paper continues as a comparative study between the reputations of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to that of Edgar Allan Poe. I emphasize the similarities between their rivals - Antonio Salieri and Rufus W. Griswold, respectively. Both Salieri and Griswold were recognized as "masters" in their own fields, but Mozart and Salieri were genuises. This paper asserts that these relationships and the consequences of these relationships contain various parallels. I include the "moment" in each of these relationships when their rivalries changed from that of friendly competition into a sabotage of Poe's/Mozart's career. I address the power each of these rivals possessed, specific examples where Griswold/Salieri attempted to tarnish their rival's reputation, and stress that this is all accomplished through the guise of a professional, respectful working relationship and even through the facade of friendship. I conclude my comparison with the ominous parallel that both Poe and Mozart composed works related to death as their last artistic output. Mozart was commissioned to complete "The Requiem," which he never finished, and Poe finished his life with his musical poem, "The Bells."