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Expert: Pat G - 12/31/2010


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Unknown Piece
Hi Pat

Here is a jpg image of a section the piece I was trying to describe to you.

Hope it is possible for you to help.

Thanks Again

Jeff, Delray Beach

Answer
Hello, Jeff,

That was a tremendous help. I now recognize the melody. I can't tell you what it is yet, but the first composer that pops into mind is Berlioz. I'll mull it over and do a little research, and get back to you. Thank you!



Edit:

I've got your answer. It's Roman Carnival, Op. 9, by Berlioz.

Take care.
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    CommentPat you were very quick with the answer, thanks for finding something I've been looking for for 45 years


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Pat G

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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