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QUESTION: Evening Experts.

I recently heard a piece of music whilst i was at work, it was for a figure skaters exam piece, i asked the instructor what the name of the music was, and she told me "Emily" unfortunately i was in a rush and forgot to ask the composer/writer and as such cannot find this piece of music.

It seems that "Emily" is a rather common search term and as such nothing particularly accurate comes up.

The only details i have are:
Its definitely classical music
It could be an orchestral piece or not I'm unsure
Violin seems to be the main bulk of the piece for the crescendo's and such

ANSWER: That's not ringing any bells for me.  Could it be "Ballade pour Adeline" (Paul de Senneville)?
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2525411/Ballade-pour-Adeline-Piano-Sheet-Music
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QUESTION: Thats a nice piece, but its slower starting then that, and as far as i remember not got piano.

Thankyou for the reply though.

ANSWER: Did a little more searching & didn't turn up a thing....sorry.  Maybe you could contact the instructor again and ask?
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QUESTION: Hello again, sorry to be a nuisance, it seems i misheard the instructor its actually called "Amelie" not "Emily" I think i saw the name Sophie on the CD as well, but they only seem to have the disc when i'm busy and therefore cant get a chance to see it.

Any thoughts on this piece?

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There was a French movie (in French w/subtitles) by this name several years ago.  You might check this.  Back of disc/cover, credits on the movie.

Might be freshly-composed, too.

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So far, no help on the "Emily," but I'll call off the dogs since that's the wrong name!

No worries about being a pest.  I'm here to help.  As long as you're polite and say thanks, I'm fine.
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