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QUESTION: I would be grateful for help in identifying a piece of brass band music which dates from the first or second world war. As far as I can remember it's entitled "We're on Our Way" and I have both the written music and a saxophone rendition of it. I can send these to you by email if you like but the allexperts image attachment won't take mp3 files.
ANSWER: Can you scan the printed music (the beginning of the melody) and upload that? mb
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QUESTION: Please let me know if this isn't OK!
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From the first couple measures, I thought: Golliwog's Cakewalk (Debussy).
Then, from the rest of it, no Golliwog....
I've poked around on the Web and can't find this piece for you. I'm awfully sorry. I will continue to look, and if I find anything at all, I'll come back and "revise" this response with an update (and then they'll contact you).
I'm so sorry I can't help you right away with this...... Will continue to look, however.
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PS. Try another Expert, particlarly one with band/brass instrument expertise. This person would be more familiar with the literature than I.
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Marbeth
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I have a PhD in musicology, with expertise in medieval - Renaissance - Baroque - Classical periods, but I'll try to help you with any period.
>>*****IMPORTANT NOTE*****<<: I do not answer questions marked "private." I don't want to type the same thing to someone else later if I typed it to you already! If you mark your request "private," I will send it back to you requesting you to remove the "private" flag. Thanks for your understanding. Remember, I'm a volunteer.
My answers are not toss-offs. If I don't know the answer, I will do my best to find it.
I have many requests to identify a piece of music. If I can't identify it, I will tell you (1) what composer I think it is; (2) what composer or composers I think it is not; (3) what style period, genre, etc. I think it is or is not. And give you any other help I can to help you find the answer.
Please find a clear clip. In the interest of good computer hygiene, I will not download a clip. Nor will I go to a site where I must "register" in order to hear the clip. Please mount the clip on a public site for which you can give me a direct URL. Thanks for your understanding in this. Remember, I'm a volunteer!
Students, I do NOT do homework questions. The purpose of answering questions on assignments is not only to learn the information, but to LEARN HOW TO FIND IT. Re-read chapter. Look in the index. Look in the references given at the end of the chapter or elsewhere in the book. You also probably can find the answer using Google. Don't be lazy. I wouldn't be doing you any favors by doing your homework for you! I already know the answer. You don't. You need to find it. MORE IMPORTANTLY, you need to learn HOW to find it. That's the whole purpose of education, after all!
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