[Captainnumber36]

Johann Strauss II
Vivaldi

 

[Kjetil Heggelund]

I usually think Felix Mendelssohn, at least very energetic!

 

[SONNET CLV]

Which Composers Made the Happiest Music?

The ones who got paid the most, I suspect.

 

[Lisztianwagner]

I agree about Johann Strauss II, his works are very expressive and colourful, with a very lively, bright atmosphere. His father and brother Eduard composed very powerful, cheerful music too; instead Josef is more introspective, poetical and slightly melancholic compared to the rest of the Strauss Family.

 

[EvaBaron]

Probably Mozart, today I listened to the 3rd movement of the 22nd piano concerto and it’s extremely happy

 

[Captainnumber36]

Probably Mozart, today I listened to the 3rd movement of the 22nd piano concerto and it’s extremely happy

I had Mozart on my OG list, Bach too, but decided I just don’t enjoy them as much as the two in the OP.

 

[fbjim]

Not that his oeuvre is lacking in works with less-than-happy emotion, but Dvorak.

 

[Captainnumber36]

Here is a poem to celebrate Strauss:

The Sun Never Sets at the Ball

Dressed in a brightly colored gown,
Gwendolyn Gaines arrived at the ball.
Scanning her peers,
she spotted a man
by the name of Huppert Hughs.

Escorting him to the floor,
the quartet playing beautifully,
they engaged in a fanciful Waltz.

Performing exquisitely,
she thanked Mr. Hughs
for a pleasurable time.
Receptive, Huppert bowed.

Continuing in this way
for the duration of the event,
Gwendolyn’s spirits were lifted.

Returning to her abode,
Gwendolyn spoke these words
to her father:

The sun never sets at the ball,
it is a transcendent experience.

 

[MusicSybarite]

Definitely Mozart is the first composer I think of. Most of works by Haydn, Saint-Saëns and Dvorak exude happiness galore as well.

 

[RICK RIEKERT]

Pergolesi
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
Émile Waldteufel
Leroy Anderson
Darius Milhaud

 

[Coach G]

Which Composers Made the Happiest Music?
For me, that's easy: Haydn; especially the symphonies in the hands of Leonard Bernstein during his earlier years when he was with Columbia records and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

 

[jegreenwood]

Which Composers Made the Happiest Music?
For me, that's easy: Haydn; especially the symphonies in the hands of Leonard Bernstein during his earlier years when he was with Columbia records and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

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I'll go with Haydn, although the first work that popped into my head (or more accurately my ears) was Duke Of Iron by Sonny Rollins.

 

[Captainnumber36]

Which Composers Made the Happiest Music?
For me, that's easy: Haydn; especially the symphonies in the hands of Leonard Bernstein during his earlier years when he was with Columbia records and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

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GREAT call. I love J. Haydn. There is a simplicity and humbleness about him with a sense of subtle confidence I love.

 

[Captainnumber36]

@Op.123 No need to be rude. If you dislike the work, simply move on. No need to mock that which you dislike.

 

[Andrew Kenneth]

Jacques Offenbach

 

[Captainnumber36]

Jacques Offenbach

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I've never heard of him. I like his music!

 

[RandallPeterListens]

Which Composers Made the Happiest Music?
For me, that's easy: Haydn; especially the symphonies in the hands of Leonard Bernstein during his earlier years when he was with Columbia records and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

Agreed! Haydn. I like the Antal Dorati recordings of Haydn symphonies; Adam Fischer if you want to go alpha to omega. Very lighthearted are his baryton trios.
I would put Boccherini as close second to Haydn, though.

 

[Phil loves classical]

This is probably my favourite happy song /track. Chabrier's Espana. Sounds just on the edge of losing control sometimes to me.

 

[Highwayman]

Jean Françaix.

 

[Neo Romanza]

My vote goes to Felix Mendelssohn. There's always a smile in his music, although there are a few works where that smile has indeed turned upside down.