Mozart's Most Terrifying Aria
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- Beware the rage of the Queen of the Night.
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Learn how to play The Queen of the Night Aria ("Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen") from The Magic Flute by W. A. Mozart on piano with this Synthesia piano tutorial! Please enjoy!
The Queen of the Night's Aria (Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen) was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as part of his opera, The Magic Flute. This virtuosic aria is well-known to be demanding for soprano voices, reaching all the way up to a F6. This extreme vocal range makes it one of the highest arias ever written. The aria also became a staple for famous bad singer Florence Foster Jenkins, with the high sections making it all the funnier. The popularity of The Queen of the Night's Aria has persisted and it continues to shine in this piano arrangement! Enjoy playing from this piano tutorial!
This piano arrangement of The Queen of the Night Aria is fantastic to play! You can learn it with our Synthesia piano tutorial, or from our official Sheet Music Boss sheet music at the top of the description!
Arranged by Andrew Wrangell
Edited by Samuel Dickenson
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Lyrics:
Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen,
Tod und Verzweiflung flammet um mich her!
Fühlt nicht durch dich Sarastro
Todesschmerzen,
So bist du meine Tochter nimmermehr.
Verstossen sei auf ewig,
Verlassen sei auf ewig,
Zertrümmert sei'n auf ewig
Alle Bande der Natur
Wenn nicht durch dich!
Sarastro wird erblassen!
Hört, Rachegötter,
Hört der Mutter Schwur! - Hudba
Some of these comments are confusing the facts. Mozart wrote this aria for his sister-in-law Josefa Hofer to show off her incredible range. In a completely different opera, Cosi fan tutte, he wrote the aria "Come scoglio" for Adriana Ferrarese, his librettist's mistress, whom he hated. He knew that she dropped her chin on low notes and threw her head back on high notes, so he composed "Come scoglio" to jump between high and low notes, leaving her "looking like a pecking chicken" on stage.
But this aria was meant to show the world how amazing his sis-in-law was.
Thank you!
Thank you! I'm not a musician, nor do I always listen to classical music but I've known this story for ages and seeing all the comments about this made me question my knowledge.
Lol he was an evil genius 😂
Awesome thank you for sharing
@@hajimehinata9 haha yeah like he praised her and secretly mocked her at the same time 😂
I never knew that the sound of rage would be this beautiful.
Or cheerful. I mean, um, terrifying?
@@kbbrown8154 not only you but the problem is it's hard to play
@@kbbrown8154 the more terrifying thing is that this is humanly possible to sing.
The sound of rage is indeed beautiful i have heard more sounds of rage than one
Remember, this is Mozart’s rage. What did you expect?
SMB: These are some of the highest notes written for a soprano, very difficult.
Me: *tries to hit the notes*
i have an amazing vocal range of half an octave.
@@GraveUypo no one asked?
@@jameskristian3617 thats funny, i never asked for your input either. so how about you shut up and stop being a hypocrite?
@@GraveUypo ok
Same... But thing is, I actually could hit the notes the first time I tried it. So now I can sing the whole aria by heart.
Those soprano notes are terrifying because they're the Queen's evil laughter, delighted by her own plot to have her own daughter kill Sarastro, her own daughter who if she did not comply, would be cursed by the Night Queen for all eternity.
Spot on - people forget that Mozart was drawn to the story, the libretto and the lyrics - and this music only works with the words being sung. The music by itself has no horror, the idea of what this queen communicates - what she is prepared to do to her daughter... Then the emotions pour through in a way that is difficult to describe, but heavenly to experience.
It's actually not evil laughter but is more recognized as the stabbing. Because not only she orders Pamina to kill Sarastro, but she hands her the athame to stab him.
well its even more terrifying that Sarastro set the entire thing in motion - on purpose? Why did he kidnap Pamina- for her sake, or his? Did he need to enrage the Queen of the Night and put her at odds with Pamina- so he could get 2 politically powerful recruits (Tamino being the other one)? (...... Can you save 15% or more on car insurance?)
Mozart: Let's disable someone's vocal cords.
Why the fact that it's said by Jotaro made me laugh?
@@sof_3335 Nobody knows.
Well, he actually meant that when he was composing it for his sister-in-law...
So alpha is a 2+ cation
Pffft its not so bad
The only scary thing about this song is when people try to sing it
Same
Florence Foster Jenkins nailed it !!!!!!!!!
The title for this video is clickbait, at least in how it seems to present its scaryness
Not clickbait for anyone who loves Mozart; cuz they already have his entire catalogue memorized, and even the "scarier stuff"
@@jennimadden1061 she did the best cover.
"So how difficult you wanna make this to be for the Opera singer, Mozart?"
"Yes."
Why do they call this Mozart's most terrifying when it's so beautiful
It's terrifying when people try to sing it
the meaning behind the song
@@saranchimegyondon9786 piece not song
@@Ira-rx6qz well technically...
@@steffen5121 the era is classical so it's automatically called a piece :)
This Aria is literally called 'Hells Rage boils within my Heart'.
That's terrifying enough.
Hells revenge/The Revenge of Hell* but yeah :) I always thought this was a happy song as a kid cuz I didn't understand what she was singing even though I'm German 😂
@@moonlight8863 Sorry, was three beer in as I wrote this comment.
Ich bin auch Deutsch, und wenn ich trinke kippt mein Englisch gegen null. Das einzige was dann besser wird, ist interessanter Weise Comprehension und Aussprache.
Gut das ich beim Abi nüchtern war 😂
When someone sings in soprano, it always feels like she's singing in another language.
@@Zula_The_Squid geht mir genauso haha meine konversationsfähigkeiten in englisch werden auch besser wenn ich trinke 😂
Master of all Cephalopods: Comrade Zulaski Kaitzo I love your name
@@decmoran7750 Thank you! That's just who I am :)
Even though my full title is a little longer.
My vocal chords became really TERRIFIED when I recognised this piece
Axolotl Hello my brother
...cords...
OH YUUUUUUUSZZZZ.
I dont understand
@@rue6914 a powerful & reckless man i see
When a soprano gets this right it's absolutely breathtaking!
It's terrifying because of the high notes the soprano has to hit, rather than the tune itself. And, IMO, Diana Damrau is one who nailed it over more than 20 appearances as the Queen of The Night. Small fact: QOTN is also a magnificently perfumed flower, aka Night-Scented Jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum) and a noxious weed in Australia.
Thanks for making this comment so I don’t have to!
Königin der Nacht
How it feels when Mozart chews 5 Gum
I know it's a joke but does it really taste *that* sharp? I personally enjoy chewing its peppermint flavor.
@@shayanmoosavi9139 Yeah! The first time I tasted it, I fell *flat* on my back!
Jokes aside, in my opinion, it tastes good, but not really that good. I love peppermint too!
@@irvine_only2818 that means this comment is haunted by Mozart
Stimulate your wires
Cobalt is the best imo 8)
Rage for normal people: **Smash the keys with your head**
Rage for Mozart the intellectual:
Zuzu, why do I see you in every single comment section?
Haha yeah
Rage for me: *makes video where the worst gachatuber ever gets killed by a box*
I think I'm gonna stop saying that I met you again.
Rage for Mozart the intellectual"
I will rupture the voicebox of every soprano for hundreds of years.
The words to this masterpiece are amazing and singing it is incredibly cathartic. I sing it all the time just because I can. It feels great.
How ironic that something that sounds so beautiful has such a dark story and history to it.
I fear no man
but that thing...
Top F
It scares me
Xanderframe hehee
Aw man, beat me to it.
I'm a simple person, i see tf2 reference, i like
Press top F to pay respects.
R/wooooosh
I edited my comment cuz my original one wasn't funny and now no one knows what I said
Mega oof
yes
Der hölle Rache is the name of the song
I think he use "terrifing" for the most piece of music of Mozart are there
Proof that pure evil exists
The music doesn't instill terror in the listener, just the musician who has to learn it.
Loved it!
That was so much fun! It was enjoyable seeing the notes coming at you while you’re hearing it at the same time. Super cool!
So this is how talented and gifted people vent out their anger 🤔
Yeah just like Peter Parker's dancing in Spiderman 3
Right if only I could do that 😂
I know right??!!
You should see what Mozart thinks a musical joke looks like.
Yeah but they better watch their vents or I'm gonna report them and tell everyone they used vent
You managed to clickbait a piano video
Great, innit?
Not a clickbait tho 😅 This is terrifying for us singers.
@@kevinvillagran8110 Well, somebody's got to keep you on your toes...
@@kevinvillagran8110 The demonic face is a bit of a clickbait bud...
I really want to like this but I dare not mess 666
I just moment ago discovered your channel, and this posting is 2 now years old. I certainly hope you are still doing them! Magnificent! Love it!
Love this! Thank you 😊
*How to rage like Mozart*
OhHeyBryant when your fingers popping smoke on piano
Where the fuck did Mozart live, if this is meant to represent rage? The magical rainbow land of puppies?
@PLEASENINTENDONT So Beethoven would be saying:
"Not quite my tempo"?
"Why do you suppose I just hurled a piano at your head Nemo?"
Mozart invented the F meme centuries before ... " TOP F sweet prince! "
200th like 1st reply
Yeah one of the smartest composers to have ever lived wouldn't dirty his hands with the lowest form of humour.
bakedspade he made poop jokes on the daily my guy
@@bakedspade He composed a piece entitled "Leck mich im Arsch". Memes would be a step *up* from that.
666 like
Mozart created the first “bet you can’t sing this” challenge
I can sing it
Wow! I’m just lately, after 40+ years of life, discovering that I enjoy listening to classical music. Anybody that can play this on piano is unbelievable! I’m in awe
I am a member of Gen Z, and I think it is wonderful that classical music is something that people from all walks of life can enjoy. You should try playing a classical instrument, I play flute and absolutely love playing this aria!
Press F to break vocal chords
F
U
C
C
M
A million sopranos cried out in terror, and sang the high F.
I sang this song ( the queen of the night ) and honestly? I have never feely my soul die faster. I got a 1 though (which is the best you can) and scared the fuck out of the judge because I sang it so aggressively 😂😭
My son's CRAZY before he died
We went into aggressive negotiations... negotiations with the high F.
Nobody:
Glass 💻🔨
@@dystopia-user181 +1
I saw Der Zauberflote(the magic flute) starring Diane Damrau at the Royal opera house and it was really good
Loved the visual presentation of the keys !
Mozart's rage sounds like Beethoven's jovial mood.
Lmao
Mozart the intellectual doesn't get angry
I have to agree. Appassionata final movement or the Grosse fuge quartet (insanity) . Saying that I adore the music of both composers.
Yes, indeed! 😂
Check out Beethovens "Rage over a lost penny"
The Queen of the Night: "Oh tremble not, my dear son!"
Also the Queen of the Night: "Kill Sarastro or I'm disowning you"
Sure. (primes shotgun) Where does this clown live? 😀
I don't know about that character but I am sure she is a very good mother...
She was already laughing "Ahs" in "Ô zittre nicht"... This woman basically laugh all the opera !
@@watewmarkShe had a masterplan all along.
There's no on the fence, it's either /or
I love the visualizations, it is an advancement in music for us all
It is a Master piece!!! This is one of the most lovely and amazing arias ever written!❤😎
Jokes on you I can’t read that fast
Quietly cries in corner
So tru
First you have to find where the text pops up and then you have like .3 seconds to read it!
Its not hard lol
@@powerpug964 for natives may be, but for non-native speakers it is just abuse XD
@@daniilzhigimont2185 fair
Other musicians: teases Mozart
Mozart: walks over to piano calmly
Mozart: starts playing this without any sheet music (without even looking at the piano) while staring at the other musicians dead in the eye
Other musicians: My time has come
Mozart: I'm 'bout to end this man's whole career
It’s more terrifying if he gets someone to sing it
*edit: yes I know it’s _meant_ to be sung thats why I made the comment
It's almost as if Vinheteiro were Mozart's reincarnation
Hamilton: inhales calmly and sits down at the politic table
Haminton: *ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR GOD DAMN MIND-*
@@angelaphsiao He wrote this piece for a particularly skilled soprano, who wanted a challenge.
This is a really fantastic way to illustrate the complexity of the composition. Almost subscribed. Great video format.
0:54 I love how the exclamation point flies at the high F.
The funny thing is Mozart wrote this aria specifically for his sister in law because he hater her. He wanted her to fail while performing it and ruin her reputation 😹
Omfg I forgot about this comment until just now...
Also I just realized this story may not be completely accurate but that is what one of my music teachers told me, yet again I could be wrong
omg this story never fails to get me 🤧🤣
Lol that’s what’s called a pro musician move
Now that’s something I can respect.
What a wolfgang
That’s actually wrong and constantly repeated but go off I guess...
It wasn’t his sister-in-law (Sophie Weber) but Adriana Ferrarese that he hated. He wrote Der Hölle Rache to showcase Weber’s immense skill/comfort in high tessitura pieces (she was well receive as the Queen of the Night FYI) and he wrote COME SCOGLIO from Cosi Fan Tutte for Ferrarese because of the repetitive shifts from low notes to high notes. Apparently taking great pleasure from the fact she dropped her jaw on low notes and threw her head back for high notes thus resulting in her head bobbing like a chicken during that bravura aria.
Here are the english lyrics:
The vengeance of hell boils in my heart,
Death and despair flame about me!
If Sarastro does not through you feel
The pain of death
Then you will be my daughter nevermore.
Disowned may you be forever,
Abandoned may you be forever,
Destroyed be forever
All the bonds of nature,
If not through you
Sarastro becomes pale! (as death)
Hear, Gods of Revenge,
Hear a mother's oath!
When you are a native German speaker and you hear it in German it sounds fucking crazy. Like I never knew how to take it
Ich habe immer gedacht dass"Fühlt nicht durch dich Sarastro Todesschmerzen, Sarastro Todesschmerzen" eine absolut sinnlose Wortfolge sei. Dann habe ich mich immer darüber aufgeregt dass das doch kein richtiger Satz sei. Als ich dann den Satz mal umgestellt habe, habe ich Ihn erstmals verstanden...Wenn Sarastro nicht durch die Todesschmerzen fühlt, (dann geht der Satz noch weiter, habe ich nie gerafft), sollst du nicht mehr meine Tochter sein. (-> verstoße ich dich)Im Prinzip ist die epischte Szene aller Zeiten also ein Vorläufer von RTL II / Mitten im Leben"..
@@livcater1729 It only works in German. (not a German) English needs too many words!
Thanks, translation was useful a lot for me!
Greetings from Argentina! 🇦🇷
Betchu made that up
Awesome technique of illustrating the music. It helped me visualize what was going on. Thank you.
I loved the visual.
0:37 I like how this part literally just draws tiny daggers
It really shows how much he hate her HAHAHAHAHA
Me: "Ok... Last video. It's 00:00 already."
Me at 3am:
You gave us free replay button and explanation what time was it at the same time 😂
Lolz
@@turutururururuturuturururu1951 oh.. Righ.. Lol :D
Its 3:30 for me 😂😂
I'm here at 4am
Ooooh the aria of the Queen of the Night! My absolute favourite!
I splurged several years ago and attended a concert at the Vienna Musikverein. One of the pieces chosen to be sung by the rotating cast of singers was the Queen of the Night aria. I knew the piece going in and the singer did not disappoint. If I recall, they did not use an electronic sound system; rather the singers relied on their voices and the acoustics to carry the sound. I gave the lady a standing ovation.
My favorite version online is by Diana Damrau.
Diana Damrau is a GODDESS at singing this. People rave about Callas - pshaw, Callas was an amateur in comparison to Ms Damrau.
You know why it's terrifying?
_It's because 99% of us can't play it_
I CAN PLAY IT
No because 99% of us can't sing it
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW MY NAME
This is not so hard, with so years of practice you can learn this piece easy.
I mean you need time of course but everybody with the basic knowledge in piano can learn this without major difficulties.
I think most skilled pianists could play t easily. Singing it is another thing, however this song actually isn’t even close to the hardest soprano aria out there, in fact it’s not even the hardest one for this role in this opera. Not to make it sound easy or anything, but you would probably be shocked at just how freakishly high a trained soprano can sing. Some of them go well into whistle tone with ease.
I mean it's pretty standard orchestral reduction.
Mozart leaned to his wife Constanze and whispered these words:
“I killed Mufasa.”
LegoManiac101 /ScarAndShereKhanFTWMufasaFTL HAHAHAHAHAH
Plot twist: He *is* Mufasa
Oofies 101, 😱😱😱😱😱😱
*DUN DUN DUN*
oops spoilers
Oh my goodness! Beautiful!
Beautiful !!
Queen of the Night: *_angry over sarastro_*
Soprano singers: Ah shit, here we go again
Mozart performing the song..
His sister in law: *why do i hear boss music* ?
-_-
LMFAO
His sister would be the one performing it, Mozart seeing her actually sing it would hear boss music.
Piece*
Sry
@@sinpi314 actually this time it IS song
This is not only my favorite aria, but also one of my favorite musical works of all time.
Splendid explanmation. Following it I almost got goosebumps.
Mozart leaned to his wife, Constanze and said these words:
"So Guys, we did it, we reached a quarter million subscribers.."-dies
Pack it up boys. We found the best comment 😂
pyro moment
Petscop moment
pain.
@@Meminjo i know :(
Before i loved this peice and fell asleep to it and studied to it etc.
*But now it feels like a murderer is behind me*
Same. And I'm watching this 1 in the morning
Do you know what the singers in the opera version are saying? You're closer than you realize.
The Queen of the Night is asking her daughter to kill Sarastro. Murderer, indeed.
This is one of my favorite pieces from Mozart!! Just stunning, and so other worldly!!! He was a genius, and will forever be remembered as such! ♥️ R.I.P Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ♥️
Rage from People Who trying to practice this completely
Mozart in Heaven : _You need to be mozart to mastered it_
Lol
If you can sing this...
You are probably too good to be sitting here reading random comments on the internet
Honestly i can sing a song like tgis but im afaraid of ppl judging me so im sitting here i posted one vid but still
I can sing it.
Its my teachers fault
Just need to practice. Dude it's just another beautiful Mozart piece. Not that big of a deal.
WonderfulFilms i Can HAHAHAHHAHA a bit, i only have two years at the opera
If I had a Handel like Mozart I'd go into Haydn and never come Bach.
HAHAHA! Clever.
WHAT
Sometthings wrong with your joke. I think it's baroque 🤣
I like this joke.
It's a CLASSIC.
I'd be Bach in a minuet...
Man, this is beautiful
Mozart’s genius shines in this arrangement. The piano samples and mixing sound great!
1:45 "Mozart leaned to his wife, Constanze and whispered these words:"
Mozart : and I oop- *dies*
AAAHHHH
*plays f*
*hey little momma how u doin' lemme whisper in ur ear*
WHAHAHAHA
adueso I’m the 666th liker-
Sorry, forgot my *PLASTIC* straw. I’m not gonna make it pollute the Earth even more, so don’t worry.
Mozart: writes this song
Humans: Put this song (with lyrics) on a Golden Record and send it on the Voyagers into the endless space
Aliens: Intercept this song
Aliens: Translate the lyrics
Aliens: Send invasion fleet to eradicate humans
*Mozart, The other Austrian that brings end to humanity*
Other than Hitler.
actually Mozart referred to himself as German not Austrian.
Popel Grüner *so that makes Terran's clame even stronger*
All austrians who claim to be germans are dangerous 😂
Lol
i really enjoyed this wow
Beautiful!
This is beautiful thank you so much! ‘Ein vogelfänger bin Ich, ja’ would sound awesome too if there was a ‘Mozart’s most foolish aria’ video in the works😉
omfg its u
Ha, yeah.
Mozart Wolfgang Hi I like your glasses
You we’re alive all along
afootineachworld I wrote more than 600 songs you ungrateful 21st century man
I really hate that my first thought when hearing the melody is: “Oh hey this is the song that Bibble sings in Mermadia!”
Same
Aw fuck now I've got that rat stuck in my head, monsters inc bootleg bastard
and then at 0:59 i start hearing bibble's voice singing out of tune
for me it was: hey its that piece they play in a toilet paper add
*oh n o*
Terrifingly beautiful!!
what a beautiful musical arrangement. heavenly music
My mum along with her singing teacher sung this in the opera and I found her teacher singing it on youtube.
It is terrifying.
Edant can you link the performance? I would love to see it
same i wanna see that video
Same too
me: ''ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ahhhhhhhhh!''
*falls over from a coughing fit*
.....yup.
Now it's scarier
This is truly me 😂😂😂
It’s absolutely fantastic. Very fantastic. I say, just incomparable!
This is my favorite musical scene in "Amadeus," complete with the fireworks on the last three notes. I get chills every time I watch that scene.
"The queen rival"
*gets barbie movie flashback*
My mom and I sing this song a lot (she’s an opera singer) and when I clicked the title I was NOT expecting my fav opera song to be the scariest ;-;
I sing this aria a lot too, because I can, it feels great and terrifying at the same time. This is also one of my favourite arias, and I never expected to find this aria as Mozart's most terrifying aria.
hell yeah! awesome! i love it!
I like the captions on the video, nice touch
normies: pianos can’t rage
this song: what did u say
this song: hold my keys
Rachmaninoff laughing in the distance
This song: am I a joke to you?
@@UnholyEquinox or Bartók :D
When the word ‘song’ causes more rage than the notes in the PIECE😂
Oh! The one where evil raven lady asserts dominance with staccato!
Marlon Jazen Arcaina (ma9014) mHm lmfao
Absolutely Beautiful
If you want scary Mozart, look for his requiem.
Love it! The Magic Flute is one of my favorites from Mozart. I've downloaded on Spotify a great performance. Keep it up guys, you're simply amazing.!!!!
When Mozart goes full Beethoven
I love this Aria so much.
Fantastic!
-This is an aria.
-Dear God...
(1:19) -But there's more...
-No!
Is that a motherfucking TF2 reference?!?!?!?!??!!
😂
Today is good day
Ok, the concept of learning about a piece while earing it is really enjoyable. Thanks!
I have no words so much power so beautiful I just subscribed to your channel keep going ❤️❤️❤️👍👍
it's just magical!
He was such a genius he could make the music fit to who was performing it. His sister in law one of the best sopranos at the time In Vienna. She was capable of hitting the top F multiple times and carrying it. Other arias in die Zauberflöte were less complex to fit the abilities of the author of the Libretto Emanuel Schikaneder who plays Papageno. (By less complex I don’t mean easy just not near as difficult as the Queen of the Night)
Nah, I think Lacrimosa is his most terrifying. It's just so haunting...
Mozart wrote Lacrimosa on his deathbed. He never completely finished it and passed the work down to one of his pupils.
It still has a grand, epic scale to it, but not nearly as grand as all his other songs.
Lacrimosa was _meant_ to be death itself. The word 'Lacrimosa' translates to 'weeping' in English.
I find the music itself and the fact that it was written in part by a dying man much more scarier than just a fictional story and a creepy sounding note.
EZ SLEZ agreed
The reason he said it was Mozart's most "Terrifying" aria not because of how it sounds but that it is technically difficult to sing and only the best soprano singers can sing this aria while keeping in character.
Agreed. Confutatis maledictis aswell is fucking terrifying
Agreed. This clickbait title vid is stupid.
@@Godzilla-xt4nd Shouldn't it be called Mozarts most "difficult" aria, then? Clickbait!!
This one my favorite!( especially the opera)I just love it so much!♥️🎶⭐♥️👑🌌
Wow! Wow! Thanks!
This particular aria always makes my skin crawl.... never knew why. Now I do.
The vocalized version is also massively terrifying.
This is the most beautiful aria of the most beautiful opera ever composed.
*_Terrifyingly beautiful indeed!!_*