funny pieces :P

[iceman]

What pieces do you regard as funny pieces? Pieces that make you smile or laugh upon hearing it? Immediately coming to my mind are such like Hungarian Rhapsody no 2 and no 15, as well as the bit in the Liszt E flat concerto when the triangle comes in. Funny pieces can include those that just make you laugh or those which are so terrible that its funny (such as Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire) or makes you laugh because its a ripoff a famous tune (such as this piece by Sonny Chua [can't remember the exact name] but its something to do with variations of Chopsticks!)

Anyway, what do you guys think??? 

[joell12068]

Although not a "funny" piece, this little fragment from Beethoven's Op.78 piano sonata chuckles me every time I hear it. 


https://joell12068.zftp.com/sample.mp3

[nanabush]

The Khatchataurian (I didn't spell it right)  Sonatina, I think his only one...It's in C major, the first movement is so crazy and aggravating, and I played fer grade nine piano ( I recommend it's extremely easy), and I can't help but laugh when I'm playing, it sounds so weird and crazy...

[Chrysalis]

Debussy - Golliwogs Cakewalk
Schubert - Moments Musicaux no3
Beethoven - Rage over Lost Penny
John Cage - 4:33
Mozart - Rondo Alla Turca/La Tartine Beurrée
Clementi - Sonatina in D Opus 36:6 1st movement

are funny pieces?

[Lance Morrison]

Funny pieces can include those that just make you laugh or those which are so terrible that its funny (such as Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire)

thanks for calling one of my favourite pieces terrible, that's always appreciated 

[thalbergmad]

The 2nd Movement of Rach 4 makes me laugh everytime.

Fantasy on 3 blind mice.

[sharon_f]

Liszt's Grand Galop Chromatique always brings a smile to my face. 

[odsum25]

Lots of Haydn and the little Mozart Funeral March which was actually written as a joke.  I think Golliwog's Cakewalk is kind of humorous too. 

[Etude]

Variation 10 of "The People United will Never be Defeated!" It just sounds so random.

[musicsdarkangel]

Although not a "funny" piece, this little fragment from Beethoven's Op.78 piano sonata chuckles me every time I hear it. 


https://joell12068.zftp.com/sample.mp3

Hah I never saw it that way.  Now I'm going to laugh when I bring out my Goode and listen to it   

[musicsdarkangel]

there's this one Saint-Seans piano concerto that sucks so bad, I can't help but laugh.

[keys]

anything Volodos plays makes me laugh - and I think he is quite good! Just something about his style is funny.

[C-A]

Bartok's Mikrokosmos studies make me laugh out loud, due to their mixed-up melody quality, especially a study named "The diary of a fly". The melody of this one is really mixed-up!

Filipino folk piano music sounds childish, funny and playful, why even their names can make you laugh!!!
How does these names sound?
Atin cu (pronounced su) pung singsing, Telebong, Caturog na nonoy, kenkoy (pronounced kengkoy), Pen Pen de Sarapen, Salagubang, Lulay, katakataka?

[mlsmithz]

Agreed on the Grand Galop Chromatique; also the introduction to the finale of Saint-Saens' 'Egyptian' concerto (which might be the one being attacked above for all I know), 'Feux-follets' from the Liszt TEs and 'Ronde des sylphes' from the Lyapunov TEs, the very end of 'Wilde jagd' (even though it's probably supposed to represent the death scene of the object of the titular 'Wild hunt'), the fugato a minute or so into the finale of the Bartok Concerto #3, the second interlude of Alkan's 'Allegro barbaro' etude, the Shostakovich Op.87 fugues in D major, E major (especially the introduction of the inverted subject), and B major (the prelude as well for that one), and the final bars of the first movement of Beethoven's sonata Op.10 No.3 simply because it cuts off so suddenly.  Perhaps I'm just amused too easily?

[Teddybear]

I told someone to listen to Shostakovich PC No. 1 4th movement played by Argerich, and he couldn't stop giggling. My heart just melted away. I wish I saw such reactions more often.

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[Bouter Boogie]

Copland's "The cat and the mouse" 

[hodi]

anton rubinstein's variations on yankee doodle
now that's funny as hell!!

[pseudopianist]

Non of these are HAHAHA funny but still.. 

Saint-Seans - Dance Macarbe (This one I find rather funny since you don't get what you would expect)
Liszt - Grand Galop Chromatic
Beethoven - Rage over a lost penny
Chopin - Minute Walzt

[edouard]

Hello there,
Here's my contribution:

Debussy: Preludes Book 1, Nr 12: Minstrels

Dohnanyi: Concert Etudes, Nr.2 (between softness and comedy IMO - and crazyness)

Heidsieck: Paraphrase on La Marseilleise (in the style of most well known composers)

ever,

Edouard

[Lance Morrison]

of course Golliwog's Cakewalk is humorous, bloody putting the infamous Tristan & Isolde theme in the middle of a rag-style piece, THAT is musical humour

[Regulus Medtner]

Dohnanyi's Variations on a Nursery Theme...after the sombre, dark and powerful introduction the piano enters carefree with the "twinkle little star" melody.

[brokenagraffe]

the last chord in Scriabin's Op.42/3 etude. (i think it's also called the "Mosquito" etude)

[minimozart007]

Debussy, Preludes, Book 1, No. 11- Puck's Dance

[nanabush]

Cat and mouse is very funny, strange...I find puck from grieg funnier than danse de puck from Debussy, played the Puck from Grieg fer grade 8 (canada), try it it's bouncy and funny...Balllet of the unhached chickens or w/e if you know what I mean from Pics at the Exhibition from Musszorgsky, forget the name something with lotsa lotsa grace notes, it's funniest one yet.

[Lance Morrison]

mean you ballet of the unhatched chickens? that IS hilarious

[nanabush]

Yes that's it, forgot the name I love that piece, it's so stupid-funny, aaa I love it.

[lostinidlewonder]

Liszt Hungarian no 2. It's not that funny, but you can do a mega long pause before the ending section. Maybe unbutton a shirt button, crack your fingers, take out the sheet music, wipe your forehead Makes me think of Bugs Bunny !!