Expert: Pat G - 7/4/2009

Question
I stumbled across a video on youtube that had a piece of music in it that I found very moving. I’ve been unsuccessful so far in finding out its origins, and it’s slowly driving me up the wall!  I just finished my masters in performance, and my girlfriend is getting her doctorate in musicology. Between the two of us, we’re pretty good at ‘name that tune’ type of stuff, but this excerpt has us both clueless. I originally thought it is by a late-Romantic western-European composer, but then I thought that it could potentially be film music. If you have any ideas as to what it may be from and who the composer is, I’d really appreciate it. Thank you.

-Trevor

http://www.tindeck.com/listen/hntw


Answer
Hi, Trevor,

You got me, too. I don't recognize it. I'd go with the film music. It is definitely Romantic style, but the key changes (even though they occur in Romantic music) and the soft and flowing style just sounds like film music to me. Call it a hunch. Do you remember what video you saw it on? You may be able to get ahold of the person who made the video or put it on YouTube and ask! I'd love to know, too.

Hey, if your girlfriend is getting a doctorate in musicology, she knows a heck of a lot more than I do. ;)

Lovely piece. I saved it. Thank you.