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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.
The score:
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 21, 2022
Triple stopping? Demi semi quavers? Trills?! This seems like a sure way to strain something.
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 25, 2022
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 25, 2022
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
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 25, 2022
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 24, 2022
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 23, 2022
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 23, 2022
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 21, 2022
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 18, 2022
Let’s start with the instrument choice: why?
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 11, 2022
Demonstration definitely needed for this one...
— Threatening Music Notation (@ThreatNotation) January 10, 2022
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.