Who is the darkest composer

Tchaikovsky Symphony NO. Mozart Piano Concerto No. Javascript is required to view comments normally. Love Imgur? Join our team! Use new design Back to the top. See comments. No way! Embed Code hide post details. The opening counterpoint of the eighth quartet is unforgettable, with its calm, eerie, and portentous atmosphere. Famously, the work is filled with musical quotations…of other Shostakovich pieces! The work quotes at least five of his other pieces, including his first symphony, fifth symphony, and his opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.

A few years ago, this redditor posted his own opinion on the top 10 darkest classical pieces of music. Black Angels does not always feel dark; moments of the piece, such as the Lost Bells movement, have a light airiness.

The same Redditor who mentioned Black Angels listed this work as his 1 darkest composition, perhaps the most iconic work on this list. The structure of the music is also interesting; the climax of the work is in the last few minutes of the music. One of the most obscure pieces to be mentioned, Feinberg is a lesser-known contemporary of Stravinsky, Shostakovich, and Prokofiev. A Russian composer active in the early to midth century, Feinberg produced works that extended delicious chromatic harmonies to their highest extent.

His work is deeply reminiscent of later Scriabin, and perhaps the reason his piano work is less remembered is because he stands in the shadow of his Russian piano counterpart. The Sonata no. Dedicated to the Kronos Quartet, no stranger to dark contemporary classical chamber music, this masterpiece is scored for three string quartets. May, 6. Not mentioned yet I think : Britten's War Requiem. May, 7.

May, 8. Gorecki string quartet no. May, 9. I'm gonna treat this like a top 5 exercise, it'll be interesting. Just got to ask myself, what are the top 5 darkest, eeriest classical music works out there?

Let's see It's a really subtle, terribly tragic a minor ending that sucks all optimism out of a formerly major key romp, trailing off into hopeless sorrow - which in some ways makes it far worse than loud dramatic minor key endings like Chopin's 1st ballade or Tchaikovsky's Doumka. Also, a lot of Baroque organ works have a dark, heavyweight quality to them - I would recommend Pachebel's Magnificat Fugues or Buxtehude.

Bach can seem cheery next to these. But for ol' J. If I recall the progressive metal band Symphony X made good use of it in one of their songs. Dang, I'm feeling depressed already Happy listening! Last edited by Air; May at Sid James , CypressWillow liked this post.

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