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Expert: Pat G - 5/16/2010


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Some time ago I heard a song on a classical station. It had an orchestra and monumental choir. It was VERY solemn and magnificent. I have the impression that it was called something like "At the gates of Leningrad". It could've been a classical used as a movie soundtrack. Can someone help me?

Thanks,

Danny

Answer
Hello, Danny,

That's not a lot to go on. A search on "At the gates of Leningrad" doesn't turn up anything. The first piece that comes to mind that has a monumental choir would be Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8, the Symphony of a Thousand. You might try listening to that on amazon.com and see if that rings a bell. Other than that, I'd be pretty much at a loss. Good luck!

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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.

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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.

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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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