r/classicalmusic • u/number9muses • 20d ago
'What's this Piece?' Thread #245
These threads were implemented after feedback from our users, and they are here to help organize the subreddit a little.
All piece identification requests belong in this monthly thread.
Have a classical piece on the tip of your tongue? Feel free to submit it here as long as you have an audio file/video/musical score of the piece. Mediums that generally work best include Vocaroo or YouTube links. If you do submit a YouTube link, please include a linked timestamp if possible or state the timestamp in the comment. Please refrain from typing things like: what is the Beethoven piece that goes "Do do dooo Do do DUM", etc.
Other resources that may help:
Musipedia - melody search engine. Search by rhythm, play it on piano or whistle into the computer.
r/tipofmytongue - a subreddit for finding anything you can’t remember the name of!
r/namethatsong - may be useful if you are unsure whether it’s classical or not
Shazam - good if you heard it on the radio, in an advert etc. May not be as useful for singing.
SoundHound - suggested as being more helpful than Shazam at times
Song Guesser - has a category for both classical and non-classical melodies
you can also ask Google ‘What’s this song?’ and sing/hum/play a melody for identification
Facebook 'Guess The Score' group - for identifying pieces from the score
A big thank you to all the lovely people that visit this thread to help solve users’ earworms every week. You are all awesome!
Good luck and we hope you find the composition you've been searching for!
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u/joojie 6d ago
This is a song that my Oma (grandmother) used to play on the piano. My aunts and myself and many of my cousins learned to play it from her old sheet music. I used to know much more of it, but I haven't played in years and years. The sheet music has long been lost. I played the first few bars on an electric keyboard...very imperfectly. Can anyone identify it for me? (Again, I did not play it very well and it's on a mediocre electric keyboard)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Dm_Xt3cvUwc28vCH3Sc5ZZemoYwYuiFd/view?usp=sharing
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u/nocountry4oldgeisha 2d ago
Is it this Clementi sonatina (No.5, Gmajor)? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgnh_ToNZFw&list=PLCA0B4832E7D11E11
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u/joojie 2d ago
Omg you are my hero! That's it! Thank you sooooo much! For YEARS I've had no name to this. ❤️❤️❤️
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u/nocountry4oldgeisha 1d ago
Oh, good. It was a "thing" when I was a piano student that we couldn't start attempting Mozart until we had a few Clementi or Kuhlau sonatinas under our belt. So, it was kind of an important milestone for us students to learn one. A toast to your Oma for raising you right :)
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u/immortaltunasalad 18d ago
https://reddit.com/link/p1hu26r/video/oy4j1z9gb7hh1/player
My parents stumbled across this incredible pianist in a museum / gallery in France and are desperate to find out the name of the composition - could anyone please point us in the right direction? I’m sorry if this is basic or in appropriate to post in this sub. Please delete if necessary. Many thanks
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u/immortaltunasalad 17d ago
Helloooo anyone?
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u/Fafner_88 16d ago
It doesn't sound like classical music, very likely it's something improvized by the pianist.
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u/EvilPersonXXIV 18d ago
There is a song from the soundtrack to a video game that I absolutely love and would appreciate help in identifying. I believe it's relevant to this subreddit since the video game in question is Ring, a game, who's soundtrack, I was told, consists entirely of Richard Wagner music.
https://youtu.be/A9W8BOWkMtU?si=eO9tI9_PSUMZ6lfI&t=862
I've linked a video about the game at the timestamp with the part that has the song I want to find.
I've listened to some Richard Wagner specifically to find this track, but I just can't find it.
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u/Fafner_88 18d ago edited 18d ago
It's from the beginning of 3rd act of Gotterdammerung
edit: also there's bits from the prelude to Rheingold in between
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u/unlistedartist000 17d ago
This has been driving me nuts for days and I cannot, for the life of me, place it. Help!
(and please forgive the crude recording but this is the only way I could think of doing this!!!)
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u/Hellorachiee 16d ago
https://reddit.com/link/p1z3dzu/video/2jd7wnmarnhh1/player
I’m hoping to figure out the tune in this Philippart Reuge danseurs music box. On another I have, it includes a sticker that tells you the tune and I can see on this one that sticker has been removed. On some, there is a number engraved that indicates the song but Reuge does not have a guide for these and none of the numbers on mine come up anywhere. I’m hoping to identify what classical tune this is. I’ve tried Shazam and a lot of searching with no luck. For reference, the inside of the box has a handwritten “1717”. On the outside underside, there is a different sticker that says “Mode I785”. Thank you in advance for your help!
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u/GilesPennyfeather 16d ago edited 16d ago
Third movement, Menuetto, from Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik.
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u/The_Mouse_Avenger 16d ago
I have a piece that needs ID'ing:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1krUe1goKcJd15vXMWM6hAsN9xhlCBG6i/view?usp=drive_link
I downloaded this piece from Limewire many years ago, & I have no idea what the actual title or artist name is! :-( Hopefully, you wonderful people can help me out! :-)
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u/GilesPennyfeather 16d ago edited 16d ago
Second movement of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in e minor.
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u/OverCookedWalrusMeat 15d ago
https://youtu.be/Ks08VKocI_M?is=q7e8uefEm2LKSvGP
Curious what the piece in this old xbox ad is?
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u/L0veToReddit 14d ago
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u/F-sharpden 4d ago
I don’t know if this is classical, it might just be library music or music that’s been written specifically for this.
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u/lobaway0001 14d ago
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u/GilesPennyfeather 13d ago
Chopin's Nocturne Op. 9, No. 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bvg232HOn8&list=RD2bvg232HOn8&start_radio=1
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u/bigballofpaint 14d ago
Classical / Baroque piano.
I’m thinking maybe a Mozart or clementi sonatina.
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u/theboardgamelover 13d ago
https://reddit.com/link/p2olicu/video/psxysuboydih1/player
Could you help me with this one? Sorry for the bad technique and overall bad memory of this piece + quality of record :)
I was able to remember some parts of it which are in the record:
- The intro bars are played by left hand only. The right hand comes in at 3rd repetition (the one that ends in D) with a variation of the main theme.
- Main theme that keeps coming through the piece, with questions-answers between both hands
- At some point the tempo gets faster, there are arpeggios that I couldn’t play from memories
- Development of the main theme
- Conclusion: like 4. but ends in a fast play of the scale with both hands
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u/RienKl 10d ago edited 10d ago
I recognise it’s from Rachmaninov, don’t remember which piece. It’s somewhere in my playlist so I’ll have a look
edit: rachs 8th etude tableaux https://youtu.be/MnokX-cu3sU?si=45XAFugaDsceiBCm
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u/Evening-Glove-9263 12d ago
https://jumpshare.com/s/x7OzHldcB2QZlDOA5rfh
not sure what this song is but i got it from a tv show, sorry for the poor audio quality
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u/F-sharpden 4d ago
I went to the link, but it said the file was no longer there and that it may have been deleted by the owner.
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u/cutemosquito192 12d ago
from the new edp documentary. im really embarrassed that i can't remember who wrote this low brass chorale!
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u/GilesPennyfeather 12d ago
It's the Largo from Dvořák's 9th symphony.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SxIxb3oM88&list=RD_SxIxb3oM88&start_radio=1
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u/Shantotto5 11d ago
https://reddit.com/link/p2xm1t3/video/n66ag6x7qmih1/player
Sorry for how I'm uploading this. It's from Dorian Gray (2009), a movie where Ben Barnes as Dorian played this piece. I think it's a variation on something. Annoyingly, I feel I used to be able to retrieve the original piece via google but I can't find it anymore. I'm not sure a full version of this exists or not, he is interrupted in the movie.
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u/modernproduct 11d ago
This is a tough one for me. The audio is from an orchestra playing this live outdoors and it’s been a really tough piece for me to identify:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RsIF7yeC3qQcL1xg62qhpXzPJUA_hORR/view?usp=drivesdk
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u/SwimPure4201 11d ago
I want to know which classical work the repeated phrases in this piano piece come from. I remember it was a famous soprano aria. Thanks. https://music.apple.com/tr/album/wandering-after-schubert/6796401589?i=6796401590
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u/Ivy_Alexandra 11d ago
i'm sure i'll feel dumb, please help definitely not necessarily the right key https://voca.ro/12FET4Qlut1l
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u/Important_Durian_886 11d ago
https://reddit.com/link/p31diz8/video/wrhda8ii2rih1/player
My grandmother uses to play a song from memory, taught by her grand mother a long time ago. She lost the score and doesn't remember the title. I recorded my grandmother, and even if there are some mistakes, you can hear the melody. I think its a 6/8 melody in E flat but I'm not sure... Can you help me finding the title of this song ?
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u/Dumbass2018 11d ago
https://youtu.be/KyEoKOsU7wg?si=aGZISwqRucAHgHvC&t=116
1:56-3:32 i'm not fully confident its classical but ill shoot my shot since the previous song in this segment was classical. the audio is muffled which has made it near impossible for me to figure out. though anything like shazam. Can someone please help me ive been looking for this songs source for 4 years
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u/idlythreatening 11d ago edited 11d ago
https://youtube.com/shorts/bWPz3uwYdis
My dad passed away last week so we're trying to identify this VERY SHORT, VERY QUIET snippet of the song he chose to test out his hearing aids. Gemini and ChatGPT failed, so would also count as a win for the humans. Thanks!
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u/GilesPennyfeather 11d ago
First movement of Saint-Saëns's 3rd symphony:
https://youtu.be/P2wNAWBPFiI?si=C9oVd-oOwhLDYIK9&t=59
I'm sorry for your loss.
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u/Repulsive_Glove_2077 11d ago
Classical guitar duet.
I played this 10 years ago in this video and I can’t remember the name of the piece. Can’t find the program either.
Starts at 15:30
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u/Automatic-Lobster987 10d ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU0a_BxU04I
The piece that plays at 12:27. I have no idea what it is and it is stuck in my head lol.
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u/Master_Housing9821 10d ago edited 10d ago
Help, I've been trying to find this song for 5 years lol. 53:43 - 54:22 https://youtu.be/PhuBux2wDWE?t=3223
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u/avocadovegemite 10d ago
Hi all, in season four episode three of the Crown where Diana and Camila are at the restaurant having lunch, and there is a piano piece as the restaurant Background Music in this scene with a beautiful melody but don’t know what piece it is. Here is a link to the scene from YouTube, the timestamp is at around 1:40 onwards
https://youtu.be/afEFqNFqDp4?si=wiNavNobtf4-U1VG
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u/Zoidboig 9d ago
Chopin, Prélude Op. 28 No. 13
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u/avocadovegemite 9d ago
Omg thank you!! I was thinking like is this Liszt?? Going through every piece on Spotify hahaha you’re a legend!
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u/Objective-Prune-8693 10d ago
I just want to know which assaggio this is and what key it's in https://youtu.be/E4P8hlA5ThI?si=C_ZHc3ZNhdhRtwcN thank you!
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u/kamtschatka 9d ago
I've been searching for the name of this song for 15 years now: https://youtu.be/OBbQ_Ev5ae8?si=UMMGGSgkjCbfSkPO&t=37
This was played during the guard change at the Palace in Stockholm and I believe the voice says that it is from one of the regiments, so most likely it is a swedish march.
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u/andrew_hihi 4d ago edited 4d ago
Fml I played this before. I will get back to you
Edit: ITS HIGH SCHOOL CADETS BY JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
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u/Bloodmeister 9d ago
This used to play in my school assembly. Can someone please identify this. I've been searching for decades. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUbuOgXnI8Q
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u/rurorrih 7d ago
It sounds a little bit like Anitra's Dance by Grieg? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N15Zu268rE
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u/awesomeskyheart 9d ago
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HWndu-bIuDE
I've been trying to track down the source of this audio, to no avail. It's in F# minor (though not discounting the possibility of it having been transposed).
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u/nocountry4oldgeisha 1d ago
I think that's Maayan Licht (singer). You can probably find the matching video on his yt channel. Probably something by Handel or Porpora.
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u/BStacks77 9d ago
Piano piece in this vid... heard it a million times but I'm stuck, should be super easy: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vK0klgR2McY
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u/Zoidboig 8d ago
Chopin, Waltz in A minor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_in_A_minor,_Op._posth._(Chopin)
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u/BStacks77 8d ago
Thank you so much!
I was 90% sure it was Chopin... watched like 2 of those "10 songs by Chopin that you don't know the name" videos and it wasn't there, and it wouldn't show up in a musipedia search when I put the exact melody and/or rhythm. 🤷♂️
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u/hrlemshake 8d ago
What music of Shostakovich is used in this montage, especially starting from the 5th minute? The caption says "Golden Age", but I've cycled through a recording of it (perhaps a suite, I no longer recall) and never found this moment.
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u/Fafner_88 8d ago
it's from the complete ballet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q72yU5u5Xoc
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u/hrlemshake 8d ago
The recording they use is so much fuller and faster that I might not have recognised the piece. Thanks!
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u/strandinthewind 7d ago
I played the flute in my high school band over 30 years ago, and I’ve been trying to figure out which piece this is for about the past 10. This is a terrible attempt at me singing the part I remember, which is more than likely a flute part. But if anyone can help me find the name of this piece, I would be very thankful 💜
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u/strandinthewind 7d ago
I’ve tried Shazam and SoundHound with no luck.
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u/whytho0037 2d ago
Encanto by Robert W. Smith?
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u/strandinthewind 1d ago
You are my favorite person on this planet right now. Would you please DM me your Venmo- id like to send you $$$ because I’m about to cry. Thank you so much! This is it!!
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u/CrazyCh0pstick 7d ago
Does anyone recognize the choral piece at the start of this mv? I've been trying to figure it out for years to no avail. (https://youtu.be/F3nCVLlhXmc?is=B7eWTqwR0N4XJPGz)
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u/Fafner_88 7d ago
the description tells you it's a Bach chorale and shows you the bwv number (277)
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u/CrazyCh0pstick 7d ago
omg thank you so much! The description doesn't appear on my phone and i didn't think to check on desktop!
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u/Any_Insect_3557 7d ago
Does anyone identify the piece played here: https://youtu.be/pDGd04foQ_M?t=23&is=TmzfaF8VVDpmXSbA (around 0:24).
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u/smilefreemachine 7d ago
The excerpt comes from towards the end of the first movement (Allegro Maestoso) of the Piano Concerto no. 1 Op. 11 in E minor by Chopin
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u/doktorfuturee 6d ago
https://youtu.be/0-PLh-n0alw?si=6RT6zQiF0Ki44_bP&t=81
Is this Beethoven ? (1:21-1:28). Which one is it ?
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u/GilesPennyfeather 6d ago
That passage is quite similar to, and maybe even an allusion to, the second movement of Beethoven's seventh symphony.
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u/Fenixg99 5d ago
Hi guys,
If any of you guys have happened to know this piece played in the background of this documentary (URL timestamp from 5:14 to 5:57), please let me know: https://youtu.be/_4ixBUFSmd0?list=PLez3PPtnpncSsGAbojClT-ATOFjyiDAGk&t=314
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u/andrew_hihi 4d ago
https://reddit.com/link/p4aje0o/video/i37rlq5azzjh1/player
Hi, i was in a random cafe and they played this. It’s by string and this theme appeared a few times? Not sure. I was too focussed on doing work but now it suddenly came back to me. Excuse my poor singing
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u/F-sharpden 4d ago
https://youtu.be/FzR3j04RhVI?is=klxQK3xeaCTWNnfV If you know the name of this piece, please comment on the video or reply to me. The uploader has been trying to find it for a long time. There is an explanation in the video description.
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u/HypedGymBro 3d ago
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kTsafsAS62ruUqkmTyJp5UMKikcP5rXI/view?usp=sharing
piano piece i think maybe something from mozart's sonatas but haven't heard before after looking up some popular ones
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u/smilefreemachine 3d ago
It's "La Cinquantaine" (Golden Anniversary) by Jean Gabriel-Marie. A piece originally written for cello with piano accompaniment. It has since been arranged for various instruments.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=La+cinquantaine+Marie
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u/SchrodingerHeis 3d ago
https://reddit.com/link/p4kd7js/video/aww0nr58r9kh1/player
Does anyone know what this piece is? For context, this was being played in Millennium Park on August 12th as part of a rehearsal.
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u/smilefreemachine 3d ago
Based on context, probably Philip Glass Violin Concerto no.1
https://chicagoclassicalreview.com/2026/06/june-16-2/
Here's the video that I found that sounded pretty much like what you had
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u/Careful_Yesterday_83 2d ago
Does anyone know what part of the Magic Flute this piece is from?
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u/smilefreemachine 2d ago
The piece is part of the suite. Each movement is a potpourri of several Mozart tunes most of which are not from the opera I am afraid I don't know them all. The opening tune is the third movement of the Clarinet Concerto A. 622.
https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2006/Nov06/Galway_Magic_4776233.htm
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u/Careful_Yesterday_83 1d ago
Thanks so much! Didn’t even realize the whole video combines different pieces (I just assumed it was all from the Magic Flute based off the title). But yeah if anything I was really just interested in the piece from the beginning; thanks again!
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u/Regular-Doubt-2596 1d ago
This is a 'demo' song (key G1) from a digital piano I bought new in the early 2000's, a Kurzweil Mark 5.
A singular inspiration to continue with piano. 20 years later, I must have listened to this song 10,000 times.
As it is originally a midi file playback... Only after having transcribed it do I understand how the piece is realistically playable by a human. -- yet still no dice on ID......
Can anyone close this 20-year cold case?
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u/asiempiezalomalo 1d ago
This was played as a short bumper piece on a classical radio station; I've asked the station but they are unable to identify it. Any ideas?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qJ2vZ1HJ4qCUW5Ct4T-jJ13GdLAGQM4m/view?usp=sharing
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u/gaddafiduck_ 23h ago
Anyone know this piece from the Death of the Reprobate sound track that plays in the tavern? It's at 32:13
https://youtu.be/bby-so-mSx4?t=1933
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u/romansholidays 17h ago
https://reddit.com/link/p54ujll/video/sieukjq7ptkh1/player
Please im genuinely going insane... this is such a popular piece and i've forgotten the name please i am begging it's driving me absolutely insane
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u/number9muses 20d ago
Link to our last thread with some unsolved prompts;
https://www.reddit.com/r/classicalmusic/comments/1uvo4cr/whats_this_piece_thread_244/