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My local public radio station sometimes uses this as “filler” music at the end of the hour, but it sounds so familiar to me!!!  I feel I should already know this composition.  All my requests from the station for information on the artist, composer, and recording have gone unanswered. Perhaps you can help me shed some light on the subject. Thank you for your time!

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Pretty sure it's French; probably Rameau (could be Dandrieu or Clérambault, etc. but probably not Lully), but I don't know exactly what.  Possibly Scarlatti, but probably not.  Not Bach, not Handel, not Vivaldi.

Have you spoken with an "big cheese" at the station, such as manager?  Or director of programming?  

At what time do you often hear this piece? Get in touch directly with the host for that time.

Alas, messages left with assistants don't get passed on.

Go to the top of the heap for your answer, I'd suggest.

I regret I can't give you anything more specific as to titles.  I'm sorry! mb

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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.

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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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