My wife is not a much a of classical music fan. She says it makes her feel too anxious. It's too intense. (Though she finds Bach tolerable). I don't know what to say about that. I don't see how one can lump all of it together. With these feelings in mind, I guarantee she wouldn't like the opening moment of Mozart's 25th Symphony.
In life, tasks, chores, stresses, and demands of this world seem ever pressing, pushing, shoving. Often we are so overwhelmed by what life throws at us, we have no idea what to tackle first. And then perceiving that we will not be able not accomplish everything we need (or at least want) to do, we end up doing nothing, petrified by our anxiety.
Such feelings are vividly expressed in this movement from Mozart's 25th Symphony. The strings pounce right from the start...dark, unrelenting. The demands of the world, those voices like a drill sergeant: Get moving! Do this! Do that! Hurry! Do it our way! Meet that deadline! That's not good enough! The piece rushes on, only to offer a small break. A light rest, but even in the midst of the rest, anxiety looms with dark moods. It says, "Sure, you have a break now, but soon all those demands will return." It's no wonder this is the opening song of the the movie Amadeus.
Listen to this song. For those writers writers out there, does this song help you evokes some anxious moods for getting inside a characters head? Does this song stir any other feelings? Let me know what you think. I'd love to hear your comments.
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