Mozart’s 10 Most Terrifying, Funny, Exciting, and Beautiful Pieces
Most people think of Cl ical music as merely soothing or relaxing. Not true. Cl ical music can be terrifying, electrifying, saddening, or just plain silly. Certainly some of it is merely pleasant - after all, most Cl ical music was written to entertain an audience. But the best composers always tried to vary their style. And Mozart, who was the best composer of the Cl ical Period, has a dynamic repertoire that never fails to surprise. Here are choice clips from what I believe are his most terrifying, funniest, most exciting, and most beautiful pieces.
Notes:
I hope the abrupt endings on some of these frustrate you to the point where you want to listen to the entire piece just to see how the next parts go. I must stress - these parts you are hearing, only begin to describe these pieces. These are not the “best parts.” I made a conscious effort to put parts of the pieces that are interesting, but without giving away the farm, so to speak. For example, the greatest part of the Laudate Dominum, the “Amen,” comes right after the end of the clip you hear.
There are some key pieces that are not a part of this. Some may point out that the Dies Irae from the Requiem is probably his most terrifying piece. No quarrels there. However, it and many other pieces that might have been on this list are part of another list that I will put up shortly.
I have received a complaint about the text being hard to read during the Musical Joke portion. The text reads as follows:
Mozart wrote this to make fun of the mediocre composers of his day. The piece violates basic laws of composition.
He can’t decide on the right cadence, so he stops…and starts over.
Though he makes many flubs, the finale is his most egregious. It is very noticeable even to the untrained ear. He basically acts as if he is tone deaf and picks the most grating notes to play as the final cadences. I will point them out to you.
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November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
I don’t feel the …
I don’t feel the emotions you do, but I love all the pieces
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
Great video. You …
Great video. You didn’t only take amazing ant not very commercial pieces, but show some nice teaching skills by giving people (that don’t necessarilly have to know about music) some listeners’ tips. Congratullations.
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
a really great …
a really great collection of songs, like for anyone trying to acquire it
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
I do not feel the …
I do not feel the emotions you feel toward the pieces, in my opinion mozart composed music which is almost alwais pleasent and sometime divine, even the rare times he writes in minor scales are to me beautiful rather than scary. Music does’nt scare me.
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
Dear : ernestalba …
Dear : ernestalba
Thank you for posting this amazing Beautiful Pieces Of Ahahahhahaha
What?! you thought that i the Evil mean Rude Dude would say anything nice ? No !
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
i dont know about …
i dont know about you guys but the only joke i get from K.522 is the ending and i feel kinda bummed.its clearly shows my ignorance about the art of composing
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
Thank you for …
Thank you for making this, it’s very good. I’m surprised by the lack of comments.
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
i don’t really like …
i don’t really like cl ical music but this is nice
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
Thank you so much …
Thank you so much for posting this!
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
Thanks! That’s the …
Thanks! That’s the whole point of making this video - giving people a starting point to explore Mozart on their own. Great user name, by the way.
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
Excellent video ( …
Have a good day!
Excellent video (especially the Musical Joke). I agree with your comments on people’s (mis)perceptions of cl ical music. I never even liked Mozart that much, but apparently I have to hear more, and listen more carefully.
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
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November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
C’était grand je me …
C’était grand je me demande s’il y aura jamais quelqu’un aussi grand que Mozart.