Editing Angst (section)

== Music ==
Existential angst makes its appearance in classical [[musical composition]] in the early twentieth century as a result of both philosophical developments and as a reflection of the war-torn times. Notable composers whose works are often linked with the concept include [[Gustav Mahler]], [[Richard Strauss]] (operas ''{{Lang|de|[[Elektra (opera)|Elektra]]}}'' and ''{{Lang|de|[[Salome (opera)|Salome]]}}''), [[Claude-Achille Debussy|Claude Debussy]] (opera ''{{Lang|fr|[[Pelléas et Mélisande (opera)|Pelléas et Mélisande]]}}'', ballet ''[[Jeux]]''), [[Jean Sibelius]] (especially the [[Symphony No. 4 (Sibelius)|Fourth Symphony]]), [[Arnold Schoenberg]] (''[[A Survivor from Warsaw]]''), [[Alban Berg]], [[Francis Poulenc]] (opera ''[[Dialogues of the Carmelites]]''), [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] (opera ''[[Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (opera)|Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk]]'', symphonies and chamber music), [[Béla Bartók]] (opera ''[[Bluebeard's Castle]]''), and [[Krzysztof Penderecki]] (especially ''[[Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima]]'').{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}
 
Angst began to be discussed in reference to popular music in the mid- to late 1950s, amid widespread concerns over [[Cold War|international tensions]] and [[nuclear proliferation]]. [[Jeff Nuttall]]'s book ''[[Bomb Culture]]'' (1968) traced angst in popular culture to [[Hiroshima]]. Dread was expressed in works of [[folk rock]] such as [[Bob Dylan]]'s "[[Masters of War]]" (1963) and "[[A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall]]". The term often makes an appearance in reference to [[punk rock]], [[grunge]], [[nu metal]], and works of [[emo]] where expressions of [[Depression (mood)|melancholy]], existential despair, or [[nihilism]] predominate.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}