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| Помогите опознать музыку | 9/4/2011 |
| Q: Здравствуйте. ... A: Извините, а не ... | |
| I need to know the name of this classical piece | 5/24/2011 |
| Q: Please Help Me ... I need to know the name of this classical piece may be from unfamiliar piece from ... A: Well, I listened to Ippolitov-Ivanov's 2nd Suite from Caucasian Sketches to refresh my memory (like ... | |
| Recommendation? | 5/14/2011 |
| Q: I am currently somewhat obsessed with Arvo Parts 3rd Symphony (and have been for suite some time ... A: Off the cuff I can recommend some individual movements, such as the 3rd movement of Khachaturian's ... | |
| help with classical music | 2/22/2011 |
| Q: I was doing a search for classical music blogs and came across your site. I am new to classical ... A: I couldn't find the title or the composer's name but here are some links to the film: ... | |
| Looking for Piece | 12/27/2010 |
| Q: I have had a melody from my head from years back, and have been trying to find out what piece it's ... A: Well, I put it in my MIDI sequencer and played it and, while perhaps it sounded vaguely familiar, it ... | |
| classical music | 7/15/2009 |
| Q: what is classical music? A: Salaam aleikum! My apologies for not having answered this question earlier. I was travelling in ... | |
| identifying composer | 7/1/2009 |
| Q: if, for example, there is a musical piece(particularly for a piano), and nobody knows whether or not ... A: In the case of Bach and Beethoven their output was so large (especially in the case of Bach) it ... | |
| request info | 5/11/2009 |
| Q: I am looking for the music sheet (voice+piano or voice+orchestra) of the piece "Spente le stelle - ... A: Debora, do you want the original score by Puccini or the score to a modern arrangement? (I usually ... | |
| musical interpretation | 7/13/2008 |
| Q: I am learning to play Bach's Partita no 2 Sinfonia. Would it be a rule to use Staccato in this piece ... A: I almost declined to answer the question because I'm not a performer myself and I don't know the ... | |
| 1812 overture | 6/5/2008 |
| Q: Which musical elements (tone, rhythm, melody, harmony,form,ect.) are used in the 1812 Overture? I ... A: Well, most any piece of music has tone (tone color?), melody (except 12-tone/serial music), harmony, ... | |
| ID request | 2/5/2008 |
| Q: I'm dying trying to find who's responsible for composing a tune I've heard recently on russian tv ... A: It sounds like Shostakovich film music. I only have a few recordings of his film scores so hopefully ... | |
| rachmaninoff | 12/22/2007 |
| Q: I have always been a great fan of russian coral music but I dont get the chance to listen very often ... A: I'm not very knowledgeable about liturgical music but from my knowledge of Rachmaninoff I know that ... | |
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