13 horrifying music notations that will make you want to tear up your sheet music
26 January 2022, 13:52 | Updated: 4 February 2022, 11:24
We thought we’d seen it all, but these are some truly harrowing examples of classical sheet music. Paganini has nothing on these.
We’ve all experienced the unpleasant feeling of intimidation that a complicated piece of sheet music can cause.
Thankfully, a new Twitter account called Threatening Music Notation is now documenting the most horrifying scores all in one convenient place. Thanks, we hate it.
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“Conductors actually have a really important role in the orchestra, they bring the score to life”
The score:
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 21, 2022
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When gymnasts retrain as musicians
Triple stopping? Demi semi quavers? Trills?! This seems like a sure way to strain something.
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 25, 2022
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Now this is just downright terrifying.
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 25, 2022
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Um, sure...
Some of the best musical creativity happens when composers leave room for a performer’s interpretation. This seems a bit on the nose, though.
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 25, 2022
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White Noise, colourised (2022)
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 25, 2022
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Less of the passive aggression, please and thank you.
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 24, 2022
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*cries in piano*
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 23, 2022
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I will never, ever, complain about E flat minor, ever again.
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 23, 2022
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Ah, finally. A piece at my ability level.
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 21, 2022
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Um, what else are you supposed to do?
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 18, 2022
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There’s a lot to unpack here.
Let’s start with the instrument choice: why?
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 11, 2022
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So deafening silence isn’t just a figure of speech?
Demonstration definitely needed for this one...
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 10, 2022
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In conclusion, consider us well and truly threatened.
Via DM submission pic.twitter.com/27LmoA5BlB
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) December 28, 2021
For even more horrifying music scores, head over to @ThreatNotation on Twitter. Alternatively, please consider therapy.
