Most joyful composition?

I think the final mvt of Mozart's Jupiter Symphony sounds more joyful than Holst's Jupiter (whose middle part sounds more noble than joyful). Some highly joyful moments can also be found in the music of Aaron Copland (e.g., Rodeo, Appalachian Spring, finale 3rd Symph.)

Hey, I just listened (for the 1000th time) to the Last movement of Eivind Groven's 2nd symphony and 3rd movement of his concerto for piano.. They both make me cry happy tears. :happytears: So I'd recommend them.

I guess it really depends on how you define joyful.

"joyful |ˈjoifəl|

adjective

feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness : joyful music." -New Oxford American Dictionary.

So if you were talking about effervescent music, than I would say that the aforementioned works would fit the category.

But if you were really talking about music that caused great pleasure and happiness, then Mahler's 2nd would probably be spot on.

Other works that really have that big "payoff" (to me) include:

• Kabalevsky's 3rd Piano Concerto ("Youth" concerto)

• Shostakovich's 2nd Piano Concerto

• Rach's 2nd Piano Concerto

• Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto

• Shostakovich's 9th Symphony

I guess one really has to decide where to draw the thin line between pieces that you like and pieces that are joyful. But I say that those pieces fit the bill.

I've always thought that Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto (Emperor) is a very joyous piece. :)

Grant Kirkhope's Jolly Roger's Lagoon. :toothygrin:

I never found that particular piece the most joyful of Kirkhope's. But I'll write virtuoso violin variations with it some day. Yeeah.

Bruch Violin concerto I in G minor Movement III.

Hmm.. Looks like it's all classical music. I'd say the most joyful composition(non-classical) I've ever heard is the Gold Saucer theme from FF7 by Nobou Uematsu. It's catchy too :)

I'm not that clued up on classical music but I love much of the soundtrack from the film Amelie (Yann Tiersen is the composer), the music is extremely joyful.

I've always found Bernstein's Candide Overture to be very joyful, energetic and inspiring. Anyone else like this piece?

I'm not that clued up on classical music but I love much of the soundtrack from the film Amelie (Yann Tiersen is the composer), the music is extremely joyful.

Amelie? Which particular piece? I love that particular soundtrack but I find them to be more "subtle" and "mysterious" and less "happy". Eg. Valse d' Amelie.

The Star Wars Main Theme is quite joyful. :)

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the finale of Arthur Honegger's "Une Cantate de No

Amelie? Which particular piece? I love that particular soundtrack but I find them to be more "subtle" and "mysterious" and less "happy". Eg. Valse d' Amelie.

Maybe that says something about my taste, I am into more subtle music.

In particular I like track 5 - La Noyee, that's the most joyful one IMO.

I think it's more the piano ones that are mysterious, like Sur le Fil and Le Moulin.

Oh, another joyful one - Elysium from the Gladiator soundtrack.

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Invasion theme from Shostakovich's Symphony No.7 , 2nd movement & Tocsin (Ending Section) from Shostakovich's Symphony No.11 , 5th & 10th movement from Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony , Adams's Short Ride in a Fast Machine and the 1st Section of Mahler's Symphony No.8 .

I would say Mozart's Overture to Nozze di Figaro.

Definitely Shostokavich's Festive Overture. It makes me want to get up and dance. Which is odd. I don't think you are normally supposed to dance to classical music. Except for ballet. Maybe we should turn Festive Overture into a ballet. There's an idea.

Definitely Shostokavich's Festive Overture. It makes me want to get up and dance. Which is odd. I don't think you are normally supposed to dance to classical music. Except for ballet. Maybe we should turn Festive Overture into a ballet. There's an idea.

That's the whole idea of jigs, waltzes, and yes, ballets. There is plenty of classical music that you can dance to!

I personally haven't heard anything that really makes me happy... I know that Schumann's Piano Concerto has always been able to calm me, but I can't say I know any downright happy pieces. :whistle:

I went to a piano recital last night and heard GeNIA play, among other things, Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C Minor Op. 23 No. 7 - I couldn't stop smiling and wanted to laugh out loud because it just made me well up with happiness! Now I don't know whether that was because of GeNIA's inherently expressive playing but regardless, for a piece of music to have that effect on you ... how can it be called anything but joyful! x

I don't think you are normally supposed to dance to classical music.

Really? =0 A lot of it makes me want to dance, makes want to wallow in the gravel on the ground, makes me want to fly.. And I do all those things. I've been doing it wrong all along?? Nooooo....

for some reason, i cant think of a piece of music i have heard that is 100% joyful for me.

right now, the closest i can think of is "mary had a little lamb". (even "twinkle twinkle little star" sounds sad to me.)

The 5th Movement of Messiaen's Turangal

I would say Mozart's Overture to Nozze di Figaro.

Agreed, Figaro Overture is definitely up there in joyousness.