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Greetings, readers!
As you are probably aware, Halloween is coming in just over a week.
In honor of that, I am going to share some of my favorite seasonally appropriate music.
The first is “Night on a Bald Mountain” by Mussorgsky.
There are several reasons this is a great piece for the season.
First, it is naturally sinister. The combination of fast-paced strings, quick tempo, dissonance, and deep brass lead to a delightfully sinister tone.
Second, as another interesting fact, this piece was not performed until after the attributed composer’s death.
Also, according to Wikipedia, the version we are familiar with is actually a variation of an arrangement of the original.
I hope you enjoy.