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QUESTION: young jewish girl prisoner in nazi jail singing a prayer already written on the wall of her cell. prayer was to virgin mary for help. beautiful lamenting music and hymn. i don't even think there were words, just her voice. a few minutes of music first, then her voice. Thank you. your site and help may be free, but i'll take the answerer to lunch. Sincerely- steve
ANSWER: Was it from "Schindler's List"? "Diary of Anne Frank"? I'm trying to think of Nazi movies with little girls in them....
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QUESTION: Sorry I'm not more helpful- don't think it was from a movie- I had recorded it in mid to late 80s from classical station in miami. The musical host described it as I have, but I'm sure there are more clues I'm missing. Possibly sung in latin? Thank you Marbeth. Steve
Oh, boy, Steve! The only thing I can think of is to contact the station and ask them to search their playlist archives....
Have you searched amazon and similar sites with some of the keywords you sent me?
I am sorry that this is the best I can do. Submit this to other Experts and see what they can come up with. You might also see if there are movie Experts here (I don't know); maybe one of them would know the song.
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Marbeth
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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.
Please find a clear clip. In the interest of good computer hygiene, I will not download a clip. Nor will I go to a site where I must "register" in order to hear the clip. Please mount the clip on a public site for which you can give me a direct URL. Thanks for your understanding in this. Remember, I'm a volunteer!
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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