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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| I need to know the name of this classical piece | 5/24/2011 | Gary Goldberg |
| 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 ... | ||
| Music identification | 5/24/2011 | Stephen Levine |
| Q: Hey i have to identify the following pieces from this link could you please help me out !!! i ... A: ok...some i know, some i'm guessing.. 1 guess..prokofiev symph. 2 beethoven piano sonata 3 Mozart ... | ||
| Recommendation? | 5/23/2011 | Craig Doolin |
| Q: I am currently somewhat obsessed with Arvo Parts 3rd Symphony (and have been for suite some time ... A: I think Debussy did his own orchestration of this. If not, it was Ravel. At any rate, the name is ... | ||
| Piano Recs | 5/23/2011 | Jim Frimmer |
| Q: I happen to love a variety of types/periods for classical music but the piano is by far my favorite, ... A: Try one of the Chopin Ballades first, although they are a little longer in duration than the ... | ||
| Piano Recs | 5/14/2011 | Jim Frimmer |
| Q: I happen to love a variety of types/periods for classical music but the piano is by far my favorite, ... A: Avi, The Nocturnes of Chopin are beautiful music but listening to all of them at once can be ... | ||
| Recommendation? | 5/14/2011 | Stephen Levine |
| Q: I am currently somewhat obsessed with Arvo Parts 3rd Symphony (and have been for suite some time ... A: it's difficult because taste by it's very nature is subjective.. try the John Barry Suite ... | ||
| Recommendation? | 5/14/2011 | David Froom |
| Q: I am currently somewhat obsessed with Arvo Parts 3rd Symphony (and have been for suite some time ... A: I could make some composer recommendations -- Sofia Gubaidulina comes to mind. But the real answer ... | ||
| Recommendation? | 5/14/2011 | Justin |
| Q: I am currently somewhat obsessed with Arvo Parts 3rd Symphony (and have been for suite some time ... A: I'll recommend a few composers and works in a moment, but I'd first like to say that exploring ... | ||
| Recommendation? | 5/14/2011 | Craig Doolin |
| Q: I am currently somewhat obsessed with Arvo Parts 3rd Symphony (and have been for suite some time ... A: I share your interest in darkly emotive music. This is why I absolutely adore the music of Gustav ... | ||
| Recommendation? | 5/14/2011 | Gary Goldberg |
| 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 ... | ||
| Baroque - Jazz Transcriptions of Bach | 5/4/2011 | David Froom |
| Q: How effective is transcription in music/Advantages and Disadvantages of arranging music? (with ... A: Arrangements or transcriptions or recompositions or anything based on pre-existing material happen ... | ||
| Baroque - Jazz Transcriptions of Bach | 5/3/2011 | David Froom |
| Q: How effective is transcription in music/Advantages and Disadvantages of arranging music? (with ... A: At its best, transcription of music, especially as it becomes recomposition, can make a new and ... | ||
| Please Help me find the name of this piece | 4/28/2011 | Justin |
| Q: Please help me identify this piece: http://soundcloud.com/akkad86/what-is-this Thank you! A: Sorry to say I don't know this piece. It sounds like it's from the classical era (Mozart, Haydn, ... | ||
| Please Help me find the name of this piece | 4/28/2011 | Donald |
| Q: Please help me identify this piece: http://soundcloud.com/akkad86/what-is-this Thank you! A: This is a delightful piece of symphonic music! You have great taste!! Though I can't name the piece ... | ||
| Unknown Piano Piece | 4/27/2011 | Justin |
| Q: can u help me identify this piano piece? Actually this piece is from the anime "Hunter x Hunter" i ... A: I can confidently say this is not part of the classical repertoire, although it starts out sounding ... | ||
| Can you identify this piece? | 4/26/2011 | Justin |
| Q: Hey Justin I see you can help identifying classical pieces. I'm wondering if you can recognize the ... A: It certainly does sound a lot like Satie, but like you it's not a work I've heard, nor have I been ... | ||
| Unknown Piano Piece | 4/26/2011 | Justin |
| Q: can u help me identify this piano piece? Actually this piece is from the anime "Hunter x Hunter" i ... A: Are you able to provide me with some more information, such as a Youtube link? I did a search on ... | ||
| Unknown Piano Piece | 4/26/2011 | David Froom |
| Q: can u help me identify this piano piece? Actually this piece is from the anime "Hunter x Hunter" i ... A: That piano piece is not part of the classical piano repertoire. It probably isn't published as ... | ||
| What is this song called | 4/23/2011 | Justin |
| Q: Can you please help me every one says its rachmaninoff but they dont tell me the name of the song ... A: This is the piano part from Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor (Opus 18). The excerpt in ... | ||
| Classical music used in a film | 4/13/2011 | Justin |
| Q: I'm hoping you can identify a piece of music used in a film by Derek Jarman. The film is called ... A: This is not anything I have heard before, but sounds like it is from the 19th Century. It also does ... | ||
| music for tv | 4/7/2011 | Donald |
| Q: have a tune running through my mind. i saw it on a tv commercial. believe the commercial was filmed ... A: Isn't it amazing how commercials grab our attention? Of course, the music selected for such ads are ... | ||
| Do you know the name of this song? | 4/1/2011 | Marbeth |
| Q: I was just wondering if you know what piece of music that this belongs to. Keys D-E-F-D G-A ... A: Ok, I found a walkthru and followed it to the point where the piano keys are. I don't think the ... | ||
| Do you know the name of this song? Dies Irae? | 3/31/2011 | Marbeth |
| Q: I was just wondering if you know what piece of music that this belongs to. Keys D-E-F-D G-A ... A: I'm sorry. I don't know.... Can you give me any context? Symphony? TV ad? ~~ It's definitely not ... | ||
| Identifying music | 3/2/2011 | Marbeth |
| Q: I have 3 pieces of music I need identified. They are at ... A: I don't know any of them, but I have submitted the link (and time marks) to a friend who is a ballet ... | ||
| Unknown music piece. | 2/24/2011 | Marbeth |
| Q: Evening Experts. I recently heard a piece of music whilst i was at work, it was for a figure ... A: There was a French movie (in French w/subtitles) by this name several years ago. You might check ... | ||
| Theme music identification | 2/24/2011 | Marbeth |
| Q: Have you any idea what the opening music to Red Riding Trilogy: 1983 is? It's a few seconds into ... A: It reminds me vaguely of Mozart, but I know it's not Mozart. It might be Donizetti, but I'm not ... | ||
| Old music | 2/23/2011 | Marbeth |
| Q: This is a follow-up on the following previousI have recorded a piece of music using my son's ... A: You mp3 played just fine. Good for you! As to what this piece is, I have no idea.......BUT I have ... | ||
| help with classical music | 2/22/2011 | Gary Goldberg |
| 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: ... | ||
| Willaim Kanengiser "Classical Guitar Mastery" DVD | 2/22/2011 | Pat G |
| Q: Two months back I had asked the following question to you. "In Willaim Kanengiser's 'Classical ... A: Gnanam, I really appreciate you letting me know. It's a gorgeous piece. I put it into my favorites; ... | ||
| A mysterious piece of music | 2/9/2011 | David Froom |
| Q: I’m a 19-year-old student from Finland and my story goes like this: Last summer I was browsing ... A: That's a terrific piece, and clearly a piano concerto. It does sound very 1970s, but I mean that in ... | ||
| Music History Question | 2/9/2011 | Donald |
| Q: I am doing an Musical Investigation for my IB Music program and I am supposed to compare and ... A: You are off to a great start! Researching how different cultures utilize music in the grieving ... | ||
| Music History Question | 2/9/2011 | Craig Doolin |
| Q: I am doing an Musical Investigation for my IB Music program and I am supposed to compare and ... A: You might consider the music of northern India. The rhythms and scales are traditional and have ... | ||
| Music History Question | 2/9/2011 | David Froom |
| Q: I am doing an Musical Investigation for my IB Music program and I am supposed to compare and ... A: This is a question really in the realm of Ethnomusicology. I would suggest you first start by ... | ||
| Liszt-Prometheus-Jean Guillou | 2/5/2011 | Pat G |
| Q: http://www.discovery-records.com/product-ST57809/Prometheus-/-Orpheus-Guillou-organ.htm There. That ... A: Rudy, Thank you for both your messages! I do appreciate it. I'll see if there is a recording of the ... | ||
| Singing Technique | 2/4/2011 | Donald |
| Q: I'm a soprano trying out for a college choir. I plan to sing "When I am Laid in Earth" from Dido and ... A: I'm sorry that it took me a few days to answer...It has been a busy time! Congratulations on your ... | ||
| Classical Organ piece | 2/3/2011 | Pat G |
| Q: A young artist was rehearsing on the organ at the Frauenkirche in Nuremberg some years ago. I was ... A: Rudy, Wow! That was breathtaking, and I hope you will leave it online after you find out what it ... | ||
| Pronunciation of Composer's Name | 2/3/2011 | Craig Doolin |
| Q: I'd like to know the proper pronunciation of the name Emile Waldteufel. I think it was pronounced ... A: To be honest, I am not sure. I have always heard the German pronunciation, but Waldteufel was ... | ||
| Triple Concerto | 1/28/2011 | David Froom |
| Q: I was wondering if you could help me identify this question I have. So I came across a Triple ... A: I hadn't heard of this piece before you wrote. It was left in an incomplete state by Mozart. The ... | ||
| Triple Concerto | 1/28/2011 | Marbeth |
| Q: I was wondering if you could help me identify this question I have. So I came across a Triple ... A: I don't find that Mozart wrote a triple concerto, as such; there's one for pno, clar, and vla, but ... | ||
| Triple Concerto | 1/28/2011 | David Froom |
| Q: I was wondering if you could help me identify this question I have. So I came across a Triple ... A: There is a concerto by Mozart for violin, viola, and cello. It is called Sinfonia Concertante. ... | ||
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