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Hi,
A while back I was listening to a classical music station and heard what sounded like an old, traditional waltz in the style of Lehar or Strauss. What captivated me was an enchanting 16-chord melody that kept repeating itself throughout the piece. I finally borrowed my daughter's toy keyboard, pecked out the 16 basic notes, and saved the melody on my computer as a .wma file. Would you be willing to listen to this eleven seconds of music and try to identify the waltz from which it's taken? Thanks for considering this unusual request.
Hello, Bob,
It depends on what site it's on. I can't listen on every site. The request is not that unusual. What most likely would happen is that I would recognize the melody, but wouldn't know the name of the piece. While I love waltzes, I rarely hear them, and only know the names of a few. You might want to ask other people as well. If you want to see if I might be able to identify it, you can give me a link, and I'll try.
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Expertise
I am no longer answering questions asking me to identify music. Most music is either on YouTube, which crashes my browser, or on another site that crashes my browser. I am available for other questions.
Experience
I have been playing piano since I was 3, and I am now 66 years old. I took formal lessons for about 11 years, and took some piano and organ performance courses in college. I also sang in the Masterworks Chorale for a number of years, and can sing anything from baritone to first soprano. We performed twice a year, usually a major choral work, ranging from requiem masses to Carmina Burana. I also attended recorder society meetings once a month. We would read compositions and perform them together. I took several children to their music lessons and rehearsals and usually stayed and watched intensely. Our children studied violin, viola, flute, guitar, clarinet, French horn, trumpet, and trombone.
Education/Credentials
I studied piano and organ in college, and took courses in music theory. I have also taken seminars in pre-Columbian folk music with Xochimoki, as well as played a short while in a gamelan, and a balalaika orchestra, where I played autoharp.
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