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There is this song that I just can't get out of my head. I first heard it when I was a child, and to this day, I still don't know the name of the song. It's a famous piece of classical music. It starts off with a flute instrument playing, and later on the orchestra performs a piece that is meant to be scary and filled with emotion. It sounds like maybe a ballet. I know that's pretty vague, but the song sounds Russian... Does anyone know of any songs by Tchaikovsky that sound similar to what I'm describing? I've heard it on my local classical music station, but I didnt catch who composed the song. The classical piece is featured in commercials and movies a lot. I first heard it in a cartoon musical that had no dialogue, just a kid hunting with a toy gun in a forest.
Go the library and get some CDs. Tchaikovsky (Swan Lake, Nutcracker, 1812 Overture, Spanish Capriccio, Romeo & Juliet, Sleeping Beauty). Also look at Mussorgski (Pictures at an Exhibition), Rimsky-Korsakov (Flight of the Bumblebee), Balakirev (Polovetsian Dances, In the Steppes of Central Asia).
Another option might be Firebird (Tchaikovsky) or, better yet, Rite of Spring (Stravoinsky - - this music was used as the dinosaur section of Disney's Fantasia). In fact, Rite may be exactly what you're thinking of.
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Marbeth
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I have a PhD in musicology, with expertise in medieval - Renaissance - Baroque - Classical periods, but I'll try to help you with any period.
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