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QUESTION: Simplest clue: the first four notes of the theme are identical to the first four
notes of Grieg's "Morning" from Peer Gynt: Major key, descending tonic triad
with "second" thrown in: 5-3-2-1. But in this piano concerto I'm trying to
identify, the four notes repeat, and then the sequence moves up a diatonic
step:
5-3-2-1 5-3-2-1 6-4-3-2-2 (or in C major:)
G-E-D-C G-E-D-C A-F-E-D-D
then:
4-2-1-7 4-2-1-7 5-3-2-1-1
F-D-C-B F-D-C-B G-E-D-C-C
The rhythm is almost all even eighth notes, in 4/4 time.
If you can get it from this primitive notation, you're wonderful and I'll be
grateful.
Thanks!
ANSWER: Followed your "notation" just fine. The "Morning" reference was very helpful. I hear the piece in my mind. Now I just have to identify it! Come back in a week or so. mb
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QUESTION: Thanks so much for such a fast reply! I'll check back n a week.
SS
Ok, everyone agrees this is Mozart. But no one knows exactly which concerto it is, alas!
I suggest: (1) go to Amazon, search on Mozart piano concerti, and listen to the "samples" of the beginnings of each movement; (2) search on YouTube or a similar site on "Mozart" and the name (key) of each of the concerti (see Wikipedia for list) and see what you turn up in terms of hearing someone play.
Not what I was hoping to be able to tell you, but that's the best I can do. If I think of which concerto it is, I'll write another followup!
mb
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