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i hear this piano concerto-like piece in the style of rachmaninoff and some early movie themes like cornish rhapsody, warsaw concerto, etc. but i do not know the title...the theme starts off with a piano and orchestra and a choir, it sounds grand, as if one is on the top of a mountain then the second theme is played by the piano, more sweetly and melodramatic. can you help me sir expert? thanks!
Hello, Dino,
Unfortunately, your description doesn't ring a bell. The only composition I can think of that has piano, orchestra, and choir, is Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, and it doesn't fit your description. It very much sounds like Beethoven; in fact, it was a sketch for his 9th Symphony. It starts off with solo piano, and then the orchestra comes in, and finally, the chorus.
If you could give me a link where I can hear it, that might help. Sometimes I can't get a response to listen, because it depends on the site, but it's worth a 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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