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EVERYone will cite this, so I'm in a hurry to get there first!: Cavatiba, Quartet #13 in Bb, opus 130, LvB; sometimes called the saddest piece of music ever written..<br><br>MWM<br>Pbgh Trent<br><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 12:45:45 -0400<br>From: randolph.johnson@gmail.com<br>To: smt-talk@societymusictheory.org<br>Subject: [Smt-talk] Pieces contrary to the minor/major = sad/non-sad stereotype<br><br>I'm interested in identifying pieces that are contrary to the<br>minor = sad stereotype. For example, no one would consider<br>Mozart's "Rondo Alla Turca" to be "sad" even though it is<br>(mostly) in the minor mode. At the same time, the aria<br>
"He Was Despised" in Handel's Messiah is very sad, but<br>in the major mode.<br><br>Any suggestions about other works that go contrary to<br>the stereotype? I'm especially interested in nominally "sad" works<br>
in the major mode and "non-sad" works in the minor mode.<br><br>Thanks for your suggestions.<br><br>Randolph Johnson<br><a href="mailto:randolph.johnson@gmail.com">randolph.johnson@gmail.com</a><br> </body>
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