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QUESTION: I was wondering if you knew the composer G. Anderson..
or James Anderson, I am not sure..
S/he had composed the song "The Battle of Waterloo"
I was wondering what time period he was in....
like renaissance, romantic or 20th century.....

Also! there are many different movements to the humoresque!
the one by Antonin Dvorak...
I was wondering which one of them is the most famous one..
in the key of G major:
G A G A B D E D  G F# A G F# A G E D D E..
it goes something like that... thank you VERY much^-----^

ANSWER: BATTLE OF WATERLOO, G. Anderson, 1905.
If you want the sheet, you might try eBay or search Google.

As to the Dvorak, it's Humoresque #7 in G-flat Major.  There's a great vid of Perlman and Ma playing it (Ozawa conducting).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScSCILXXLnM
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QUESTION: thank you very much, I've already watched that video!
however it was good seeing it again the next day..
more about the humoresque, no.7 when was the date that it was exactly published do you know?
thank you for your answer it was most helpful above the others.
and have you ever heard of G.Anerson?? everyone else said they do not know, much rather the piece even...

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I have some more info and a correction.  It seems that the 1905 piece was the date for a *printed* edition for piano (edited by......guess who?!....G. Anderson, who is identified as an organist).  It seems the piece was written about 1815 by a C. Ogilvy and actually was dedicated to the Duke of Wellington.  

As to Humoresque, it's about 1885.  You can probably get some detailed publishing history thru Google.

Thanks for your kind words!
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