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During the beginning of Start Trek-First Contact, Picard is listening to a cool classical piece.  When Riker comes into the room he asks if it's Musset (sp???), and Picard replies, Berlioz.  I've been trying to find the name of the piece for 15 years.  My dad is very knowledgeable in classicial music but he could not find the name of the piece.  I would love to get it to add to my classical collection.  Help.  Thanks!

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If it's Berlioz (French dude, mid-to late-1800s), it could be something from his Requiem.  Or "Harold in Italy" (for viola).  Or a number of other things. Do you know anything about whether it's for piano? Violin?  Orchestra?

Suggest you go to Amazon, look up Berlioz, and give a listen to some clips.  

Another option is to hunt someplace like YouTube and see if you can find it there.  Or look at ST sites and see what you can find.  

Or, find the CD of that movie and look at the credits.  Sometimes music is named there.

That's the best I can tell you unless you can mount a clip so I can give a listen.
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