I thought of reviving the old thread, but am not going to bother to find it, since it's been so long since it's been active. :heh:

Objective:
To guess the title, movement/part (if applicable), and composer/artist/author of the piece that the person before you posts.

Rules:

1) Provide an image (or .pdf, just make sure it's easily accessible) of an excerpt of the sheet music and/or lyrics of the piece. If desired, put in a hint or two with the image.
2) DO NOT post copyrighted MP3s. Any other sound form is allowed (as long as the title is not easily exposed).

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I will start with this:

http://i48.tinypic.com/ohocxg.jpg


Hints:

1) Note the language.
2) It's written for solo piano.

Looks like Debussy to me. What piece is... one I do not know yet. :heh:

Edit:

Ok, I found it after a little research in my stuffs, it's from the second set of Debussy's preludes. The prelude is Bruyeres.

I will post the next piece in this post soon.

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Edit 2:

Hints:

- Violin
- Italy

http://scp-designs.com/stuff/Agitato.jpg

By Vivaldi?

Nop.

Hint:

It's from the 19th century.

Right when I saw that it was a fast violin etude, I thought "Paganini" - but I'm still looking for the specific one. xP

Hehe, you are right, Paganini. :yes:

Paganini Caprice nr 5 (op.1)

Next:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/Fish_Wet/gp.jpg

Hints:

1) the language is no clue at all
2) alumni of the Moscow Conservatory

Is the composer Scriabin?

Edit:

Yep, it is Scriabin! The piece is Vers la Flamme(Toward the flame) Op.72!

Edit 2:

Hints:

- Various movements
- Orchestra
- The melody


http://scp-designs.com/stuff/ABC.jpg

Ugh - I really need to stop guessing. I stare at it and I think Wagner, if not him, Tchaikovsky. :heh:

It's Tchaikovsky. But what piece? ;)

Hints:

- Year 1888.
- The piece is scored for 3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in A, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in A, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, and strings.

I knew it was one of his symphonies! XD Symphony No. 5 - 2nd Movement by Tchaikovsky. (What's interesting is that I haven't even seen this score nor have heard this movement before, so I wonder how I thought of Tchaikovsky when I saw this.) :think: I haven't heard past the clarinet soli in the first movement of this symphony. XD

EDIT:

http://i47.tinypic.com/14j5h8o.jpg

Hints:

1) This piece is one of the few works for *orchestral winds* in the 19th Century. (Composed in 1826.)
2) This piece is an overture.
3) The only recording that's worth listening to that you can find online is of the London Symphony Orchestra winds.
4) There is an arrangement that exists of this for wind band.
5) This composer is probably one of the best known prodigies in music history. (No, it's not Mozart.)

That was composed by Mendelssohn (Did I type it correctly? lol). Overture in C major for wind instruments Op. 24

Edit:

http://scp-designs.com/stuff/Guess.jpg

Hints:

- It's written for piano
- Is not an easy piece to play.

Liszt Mazeppa from Transcendental Etudes (Y)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/Fish_Wet/gib.jpg

1: it's harder than it looks
2: it's part of a set of 3

That is too easy to know!!! lol Gaspard de la Nuit, the second movement "Le Gebit or Gibet", by Ravel.

Le Gibet, correct =]

Alright, next one. I think this one is too easy... But anyway, let's see. =P

http://scp-designs.com/stuff/Guess_who_is.jpg

Hints:

- France
- Piano
- November 30

Saltarelle by Alkan.

http://i49.tinypic.com/kdkbk2.jpg

Hints:

- Written for orchestra.
- Is an overture.
- Is an orchestral master, but is perhaps deficient in terms of compositional ability (at least in my opinion), due to that this composer typically takes one theme and repeats it an infinite amount of times.
- Tempo is q = 84.
- Late-Romantic composer.

That must be Rimsky.

That must be Rimsky.

Correct. What piece? :D

Russian Easter Overture! =]


http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/6/25/1211599//guessing game.jpg

Hints
-This is an Overture to an Opera
-This was composed by a very famous and well known opera composer
-During the 1800's
-German

Overture to Die Meistersinger (lucky I remember seeing this one in my theory book xD) - Wagner.

http://i48.tinypic.com/ogl2y9.jpg

Hints:

- The most beautiful moment that exists in orchestral literature. Period. (If you have something better, please let me know. xD)
- The top line is a piccolo solo.
- Part of a ballet.
- This part is in the second part of the ballet.
- Late-Romantic/20th Century (*hint hint*). :whistle:

I'm going to guess Daphnis et Chloe by Ravel?

I'm going to guess Daphnis et Chloe by Ravel?

Correct. This part is sometimes titled "Daybreak," but I'll let it slide this time because the title is not well established. :P

Next

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/6/25/1211599//guessing game 2.jpg

-Part of a multi-movement work
-Classical Composer
-Actually scored for Orchestra and Choir

All I know so far is that the text is from the biblical Psalm 112 - haven't found anything else than that. xP

yes you are correct

More hints
-Sacred
-The composer died young
-Very popular composer

Mozart? o_O;

A requiem?

Yes Mozart,
Requiem no.

I'll throw this out there:
Beatus vir (Psalm 112), from Vesperae solennes de Confessore KV 339

? :|

Eh, Close enough. Its the Laudate Pueri from the Vesperae.
But thats clase enough. lol

Since you revealed the answer, who is next? Gekkeiju or You? lol

I think we'll go with Gekkeiju to avoid repeating.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff20/rts_LA/Untitled.jpg

I defy you to need clues :P

Oh how I hate you Gekk. IT'S IN MY HEAD AGAIN!

XD Dancing Queen by ABBA.

http://i46.tinypic.com/55kt4m.jpg

Hints:
1) Tempo is marked as "Allegro Moderato."
2) Written for Orchestra.
3) The composer completely diverged from his previous style starting with this piece (large to much smaller orchestras).
4) (This one basically gives it away.) Well-known 20th Century composer.

Attached is the piano reduction played through Garritan (except it's the whole part!). I hope someone gets this one. xD

Good test and answers I have learnt a thing or two from this,thanks for all positive replies,am new to music arena bu am great to have joined this forum

About a week and still nothing? Hint: composed by Stravinsky. The piece above is one of his lesser-known pieces (and if you haven't heard it before, try listening to Rite of Spring first right before this piece - they're extremely different).

Its...the Sinfonia from Pulcinella?
It was one of my set works for A level, but the orchestra version :P

I feel so inferior! I didn't know any of these (although I did guess Debussy as the composer for the Daphis et Chloe one).

Edit: Oh, and I just realized there is a third page, on which is posted the Overture to Pulcinella by Stravinsky. I DID know that one from my composition class! :D

Edit 2: I want to post one!


http://www.crumble-onuts.com/music/noname.jpg

Hints:
-Early 20th Century piece.
-Solo piano excerpt from a piano concerto.
-2nd theme of the piece, sometimes called the "Jazz" theme.

Ravel's Piano concerto in G major, first movement.

Ok, time to challenge here.

http://scp-designs.com/stuff/MC.jpg

Hints:

- It is for piano
- There are big band versions
- The composer is a piano performer
- The composer was born in Dominican Republic

Michel Camilo - Caribe

http://www.crumble-onuts.com/music/noname2.JPG

Hints:

-Late Romantic Composer.
-one of my very favorite choral works.
-I performed in it recently (and the performance was posted on YouTube).
-this particular movement is imitating bells.

That looks a piece called Magnificent Horses that my chorus sang when we went to China. however, based on the Russian, I know its not that. And my 7 minutes of browsing on your Choir's youtube channel didn't help me. xD

I thought it looked kinda Rachmaninov vespers-ey..

It is Rachmaninoff. It's from All night vigil Opus 37. This is the movement no.7, "The Six Psalms".

Hints:

- Composed for a movie
- Famous movie
- American composer

http://scp-designs.com/stuff/Movie.jpg

For some reason, I think of Harry Potter when I see that score - but something makes me think that I'm wrong. xD

Lol, wrong. The composer worked in Harry Potter's music. But is not from Harry Potter.

Another hint:

- This piece appears in the end credits of the movie.

That looks a piece called Magnificent Horses that my chorus sang when we went to China. however, based on the Russian, I know its not that. And my 7 minutes of browsing on your Choir's youtube channel didn't help me. xD

You were looking on the U of U Singers' page?

PS. That is Anakin's Theme from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (which theme appears in the end credits).

YAY JOHN WILLIAMS!!! :D I so miss him doing soundtracks...I just am not a big fan of most of the soundtracks out there recently.

I knew you were going to be the one to know, Deathraider. XD

There will be The Adventures of Tintin. I hope the movie and the score will be great! :D

http://www.crumble-onuts.com/music/noname3.jpg

Hints:

-wrote in what Giovanni Artusi would have called prima pratica.
-Spanish composer
-written in the Phrygian mode.

Edit: Adventures of Tintin?! I had no idea about this!

Edit2: When I said "soundtrack music", I was referring to movie soundtracks, not VG soundtracks.

Was the composer an orgamist? Tomás Luis de Victoria?

That is indeed the compser. :)

Senex Puerum portabat? ;)

Edit:

Yeah! It is! I am 100% sure now! :D It's a motet!

http://scp-designs.com/stuff/google_is_your_friend.jpg

Hints:

- Japanese Composer
- Has worked for many films
- The piece has in its title a music genre
- Bandoneon

Is it something from one of Joe Hisaishi's piano albums?

Edit: Oh, I found it! It's Tango XTC, by Joe Hisaishi!

Someone else can post one.

Yes, but is not just piano.

Hints:

- There is a piano and cellos version in youtube
- There is another version with a bandoneon in youtube

You just missing the title. :D

Edit:

Bingo! That one it is!

OK, here's a twist. I'm going to give a midi of the melody, and you have to tell me where the melody originally comes from.

Is it from a film?

No.

Woops, I forgot hints:

-comes from an opera
-is part of a symphonic dance suite from said opera

Is the composer Russian?

Yes, and he was a "mighty" proponent of the Russian sound! ;)

The first part of Polovtsian Dances from Borodin's Opera Prince Igor.

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Now time to put something different! :D

Hints

- Japanese Composer
- Very well educated musically
- Has composed music for many animes
- This is from an anime
- The anime has 190 episodes so far
- Anime original run: October 7, 2006
- The director of the anime is Kenichi Imaizumi
- The progatonist of the anime rip off his clothes
- The original piece is in youtube

About the mp3:

I arranged it with my library and created the mp3. This is NOT the original piece.

Polovtsian Dances by Borodin.
I'd know that one anywhere : D


EDIT
Oh, guess i missed this page xD

Maybe this will give a hint about the anime:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qG4Xc71q-7s/SgVeJMFs2AI/AAAAAAAADCk/ZQx1qQlEFus/s400/The+Mafia+Boss.JPG

Image is not part of the anime. But this will give you a better idea of a subject in the anime.

EDIT
Oh, guess i missed this page xD
That keeps happening to me, too!

BTW, it's from Hitman Reborn! - Tsuna Awakens! by Toshihiko SAHASHI

Now I'm giving you the intro to a song and you must tell me what it is. ^.^

Hints:
-definitely 20th century music
-done by a group of singers that isn't afraid to use a lot of falsetto
-notice the synthesizer
-the lyrics are kind of depressing

Are they americans?

Yes!

Are they a male group from 95-99?

No, you're a couple decades off.

So, they are from the 70's, they are a female group, and they are American.

Did they had hit songs that made them famous?

Youre clues sound like the Bee Gees, except they arent american :/

^When did we establish they were female? Falsetto is a male thing..

^I asked if they are a male group. His answer was no. Unless the No was just to the 95-99.

Could this be a mix group, male and female?

Yes, they are a mixed group (although the male vocalists are generally the stars).

I'll give you another hint: if these singers were from the world of "Avatar: The Last Airbender", they would possess the power of all of the elements except water.

okay, the band is Earth, Wind an Fire.
Only cause ive vaguely heard of them. No idea what the song is xD

:o

Edit:

And the song is After the love has gone. xD I don't deserve to go next, since I found it because Geku said the band name. xD

I will post something... :P :heh:

Hints:

- Video game
- Bad girl
- Assassin
- Baseball (not baseball game, figure out why baseball)
- The soundtrack has 3 discs
- The piece is found in disc number 3
- The composer has worked for other video games
- The composer was one of 36 composers selected by Masahiro Sakurai to provide music for Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Extra hint:

Eggs + toasted bread + bacon + coffee = ?

"Pleather for Breakfast" by Masafumi Takada from the video game No More Heroes?

Correct!!! :D

Next one!

-The composer of this piece travels the country, directing local orchestras and choirs in video game music concerts.
-I have met this composer, and when I did he signed my forehead. XD
-The video game is made by a company who is at the forefront of RPGs when it comes to the XBOX.
-This is the theme of one of the characters in the game.

All I have is that the composer is Jack Wall and that he is known for his scoring on Mass Effect. I went through the character's themes (not all of them obviously; they're mostly 8:00 each o_o), and haven't found a match. xD

All I have is that the composer is Jack Wall and that he is known for his scoring on Mass Effect. I went through the character's themes (not all of them obviously; they're mostly 8:00 each o_o), and haven't found a match. xD

You're close. The composer is indeed Jack Wall, and the company is Bioware, but the game is not Mass Effect. This game was originally released before Mass Effect, for the original XBOX.

Got it! Sky's Theme from Jade Empire. (Really nice music, by the way...)

EDIT:

http://i32.tinypic.com/6rlugm.png

Hints:

1) 20th Century composer (obviously xP).
2) Bears. Think of bears. ;)
3) A really loud (doubled) clarinet part.
4) From a ballet.
5) This ballet is well known for a polychord of C major and F# major.

"Peasant with a Bear" from Scene IV of Petrushka by Stravinsky. That last hint was a dead giveaway. XD

Next one:

http://www.crumble-onuts.com/music/mk.jpg

Hints:

-from a large collection of works for keyboard which acted as both compositional exercises for the composer and as teaching exercises for his keyboard students.
-notice the type of scales that the composer is using in the piece.
-the composer of this piece was very interested in using folk music from his own country in the realm of classical music.

I'm going to go out on a limb, and say the Composer is Muggorsky.
And if it is, I pretty sure I know what piece that is. But if its not, then I have no clue.

The composer is not Mussorgsky.

Bartok?

Not sure if he wrote for keyboard. I'll look that up.


EDIT
Yeah :D
Dont know what piece though, if it is him

I know it has to be Bartók's Mikrokosmos for Piano - which one, I don't know. (There's only 153 sections of this set.)

I know it has to be Bartók's Mikrokosmos for Piano - which one, I don't know. (There's only 153 sections of this set.)

Correct! The biggest hint that will help you discover which one is the hint about the scales being used.

#136 - "Whole Tone Scale"?...

Yup! That's the one!

Hints:

1) A violin concerto.
2) Composed during the first half of the 20th century.
3) The tempo marking of this movement is "Andante."
4) The melody starting at the second measure of this excerpt is a melody with which the first oboe opens, then celli, then first clarinet.

Good luck! ;)

Barber's Violin Concerto, Mvt. 2! I thought it looked somehow American... :D

Deathraider gave me his turn.

So here is the new one!

I don't think you will need many hints. But if you have no idea ask questions!

Hints:

- Famous composer
- His music has influenced other composers

Well, I am not familiar with this piece, but I want to guess that it is a Beethoven Piano Sonata?

Correct.

Sonata No. 13, Movement 2. :)

Bingo! Now I have a strong urge to go to the piano and play it... Too bad is too late and tomorrow I won't have time to play... xD

OK, I'll post one now...

http://www.crumble-onuts.com/music/guess.jpg

Hints:

-notice the way the composer plays with rhythm in the excerpt
-the composer was from what some call the "Second Viennese School"
-this is the second movement in a set of 3 pieces for piano
-the thing that happens in measure 1 (first full measure) is very important to the structure of the piece and is very indicative of the composer

Variations for piano Op. 27 (The second movement) - Webern :D

Hints:

- The piece has a long duration
- The title has the name of an artifact
- This artifact is very old
- The composer has a stage name

Additional hints not related to the piece but are related to the whole album where this piece belong:

- Morse code
- Locus

http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/f/5/d/f5d50ca811d3393b850f32c2b65be069.png

Tell me if more hints are needed. :)

Brian Wayne Transeau - "The Antikythera Mechanism"? That's some of the first music concrete that I've actually really enjoyed.

You got it right. :O

King of the Game! I want my cookie! ;)

Next one! It's gonna be another tough one.

Hints:

-This is from the first movement of an orchestral piece using a traditional form which Vivaldi was famous for revolutionizing.
-Notice the instrument that enters at 1:24; it is a traditional western instrument made to sound like the "ney".
-The composer of this piece uses meters in order to keep the orchestra together, but during the parts where the makeshift "ney" is playing, he uses a free, improvisational, and unmetered-sounding style as would be seen in the "khanat" in Persian music.
-The composer of this piece lives in America.

Is the composer American?

No, he just lives in America.

I found it! I FOUND IT!!! HEHEHEHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Flute Concerto: Adagio (First movement) by Reza Vali :D !

Nice!

Ok, the challenge is going to start! :D

Hints:

- Farm
- Harvest
- This music is the theme of a character
- Pay attention to the instrumentation and style
- Notice this is not in 4/4
- The composer of this music has a long credit list in a medium

The name of a bird will help you to figure out the music. But you will need to translate its name to another language.

*Ignore the Pokemon title, that has nothing to do here, just random name*

It makes me think of the flamenco style for some reason... :think:

Nop, is not a flamenco.

I will figure this out if it is the death of me...which is a distinct possibility!

I FOUND IT (after getting like 50 extra hints)!!!! It's from the Mexican Telenovela Destilando amor; it's called "Ay Gaviota" and it's sung by Angélica Rivera! I'm not sure if she composed it, though...

She did not compose it, she just sing it. But that is the song. :)

Edit:

I decided to reveal the composer. He won't be easy to find by just giving hints. So you are the winner Deathraider! Congratulation for your hard work with this one! :)

The composer of this song is Jorge Avendaño Lührs. He composed the score for this telenovela and a lot of other telenovelas from Mexico.

The extract I posted of the song is in the form of "Son Jaliscience" this form use a metric of 6/8 and 3/4. If you type "Son Jaliscience" in Google this will show you one link that contain the lyrics of the song. The ensemble and style this music use is a famous one used in Mexican genres. That was the stronger hint that tells you this is from Mexico.

The song can be found at the composer's website:

http://www.jorgeavendano.tv/

http://www.crumble-onuts.com/music/guess.jpg

Hints:
-most famous song of an English composer from Liverpool who was an accomplished pianist and who toured the world.
-The poet who wrote the text lived three centuries earlier and was a clergyman in England (at least during the times that the King reigned...).

Bid me to live, and I will live - The composer is John Liptrot Hatton, The poet is Robert Herrick

That's actually not the name of the song...

To Anthea, who may command him anything. :P

Hints:

- American Composer
- This is the theme of a movie
- The composer composed the theme of a famous animated television series
- The film has 3 protagonists
- The film is based on a novel

from the clues i wanted to be like 'John Williams, Something Harry Potter-y!'
but i guess not xD

Lol, wrong. Is not John Williams. But this composer is very skilled with the orchestra too. It's another veteran. :)

More hints:

- The movie where this music appears, has a sequel
- The composer did the music for the sequel too
- The movie is from the 90's
- The movie is not an animation
- This composer wrote the score for a video game
- This composer has made music for the concert hall
- This composer has made music for 3D animation
- This composer has made music for theme parks
- This composer does a good job fitting music to visuals
- This composer is old

OH MY GOSH!!! I haven't seen this movie in soooo long! I totally had an epiphany in the middle of the night last night that it was this movie, but I just barely remembered to check it out.

It's the theme from Homeward Bound by Bruce Broughton! :D

Well done. :)

OK, next one, which is hopefully an easy one.

Hints:
-there are 2 songs that use this theme.
-both composers that use this theme are from England.
-when you get the second one, the first will become really obvious.

Is this English Folk music?

Not exactly...

Edit: One of my compositions uses a text which was first set by the same composer that composed the theme.

I am just missing one composer!

Got it!

The composer of this music is Thomas Tallis, this melody is from "Why Fum'th In Fight". The other composer is Ralph Vaughan Williams, what he did was a "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis". :D

Great! Your turn! (Maybe someone else will finally guess one? lol)

I hope so! lol

Hints:

- This is part of a multi-movement piece
- This movement is quoting another piece by the same composer
- You can hear part of this quote at the end of this clip
- The composer is from the 20th century

It's from Shostakovich's "String Quartet No. 8", the second movement.

Correct. :D

Next one:

-based on a very important text for the Roman Catholic church
-has sections of chant at the beginning of each of the 3 repetitions of the text
-20th century setting
-German composer

Franz Biebl Ave maria?

Yes! That's the one! :P

Yay! \m/ :D

I'm so glad I know what "Sancta Maria, Mater dei" means. xD

anyway....

-Composer taught another very popular composer
-19th century, french composer
-Excerpt is from a large choral work.
-an unusual fact about this piece, is that the first and second violins, share a staff, and are only used in two movements.

I have 2 composers in mind, but I am not sure. I will investigate tonight! Unless The choir king from here appears with the answer. ;)

I do believe that is the Introit from Faure's Requiem...

Probably a really easy one, but I absolutely LOVE this piece!

Hints:
-French 20th Century Composer
-major work
-commissioned by an American foundation which has commissioned some of the most prominent composers of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Stravinsky, Copland, Britten, Bartok, and Barber.

It's from Gloria, this movement is Domine Deus, Agnus Dei Composed by Francis Poulenc.

Hints:

- The composer is a very good guitarist
- The composer is not taking the role of guitarist here
- The singer of this track is not revealed
- There is a singer that probably is the one that sing here and have worked previously with this composer in other projects not related to the one of this track
- There is one track that refers to a marine mammal. That track is from the same album this track is.

Is this VG (Video Game) music? :think:

Nop, is not video game music.

Another hint:

- Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla

Luca Turilli - Gothic Vision?

Correct.

Hints:

- Think of what nationality you hear (i.e. think of the style).
- The composer is a student of one of the orchestral masters.
- Listen to the instrumentation - that should help. ^_^

Bonus Hint: What kind of intervals do you hear? This was composed during a time in which these intervals were common practice, versus a couple hundred years ago.

Is the composer still alive?

No, he is no longer alive.

Think of what nationality you hear (i.e. think of the style).

The first that came to mind was England.


The composer is a student of one of the orchestral masters.

This was confusing because you used "is" I was not sure if he was alive or dead, lol. But I had Ravel between my possible options as teacher if he was dead.


Listen to the instrumentation - that should help. ^_^

Oboe concerto!


Anyway, after think of England the first composer that came to mind was Vaughan Williams because of the orchestration and composition style. xD

The piece is "Concerto in A Minor for Oboe and Strings" This is the third movement "Scherzo" by Vaughan Williams. :)

Nice deduction - sorry for the confusion. XD

This will be easy I think...

Hints:

- This clip is part of a series of albums by the composer
- The vocals are not singing lyrics
- The vocals are just singing syllables and words invented
- There is a piece of music by the composer that is famous and was used in an TV advertisement
- This track starts with the singing of the music notes' name: " Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti (Si)" (Not in that order)
- None of the tracks in the album sing lyrics
- Vocals are a very important part of the albums series
- The composer is from Europe
- The composer have a mustache. And you hardly can ignore the mustache whiles looking at his face. Your eyes just will go to the mustache. At least that happen to me!

I swear this is dissolving into:
'who can post the most obscure piece of music!?!'

:/

^Well, I will throw a good hint. :P

- The composer have a mustache. And you hardly can ignore the mustache whiles looking at his face. Your eyes just will go to the mustache. At least that happen to me!
- None of the tracks in the album sing lyrics
- Vocals are a very important part of the albums series
- The composer is from Europe

Not that that helps me in anyway, but i dont mean just mean the one you just posted xD
Quite a few ive never ever heard of. Ever :|

Oh. : P

Not that that helps me in anyway, but i dont mean just mean the one you just posted xD
Quite a few ive never ever heard of. Ever :|

It helps if you're good enough with google. We think that it's fun to do ones that are a little more obscure, because that way we are exposed to all sorts of new and interesting music! While I've searched for some of the ones Nyu001 has posted, I have learned a ton!

^ to me, I have found a lot of new composers by accident with fantastic music! And it have helped me to learn more too!

We think that it's fun to do ones that are a little more obscure, because that way we are exposed to all sorts of new and interesting music! While I've searched for some of the ones Nyu001 has posted, I have learned a ton!

Agreed. :)

Sorry for the double post - haven't been able to find the piece itself. I tried typing something like "hima hima hima" (sounding like the first few "words") and haven't found anything. xp

I need to get back on the bandwagon...

Hint:

- The composer is Welsh
- De Beers

Really interesting music! Karl Jenkins' Chorale VI "Song of Aeolus."

YAY!!! :D

This one should be somewhat easy. The composer will be easy to get - I would really like the person who gets this to also state the orchestrator's name.

Hints:

- This is an excerpt from a piece that has been orchestrated many times and made famous by a 20th century orchestrator; however, this orchestration is not the most well-known and was not orchestrated by the most famous one.
- This piece was originally written for piano; however, there are signs that a larger ensemble was intended due to crescendo and diminuendo at held notes in the piano part.
- This orchestrator, at this excerpt, is well-known for having ignored the composer's intentions (that were *clearly* written in the piano part).
- There is only one recording of this excerpt on YouTube by someone who was closely associated with this orchestrator.
- Both orchestrators have deceased.
- This orchestration contains 11 movements of the original piano piece; the most famous orchestration omitted one of the movements of the original (the original contained 15 movements).
- The original piano piece itself is based off of a set of paintings and was composed after the death of an artist (hint: TITLE).

Pictures at an Exhibition - Mussorgsky

The most famous orchestration is the one done by Ravel, which omitted one of the Promenades.

I will investigate about the orchestrator soon if no one else find it before me. :)

To shorten everyone's search, a few more hints:

1) This orchestration is not done by Ravel nor Tushmalov.
2) This orchestrator criticized that Ravel's orchestration was "too French" for this piece. The orchestrator also excluded a few movements that were "too French."

(P.S. Don't forget to name the movement!)

To shorten everyone's search, a few more hints:

1) This orchestration is not done by Ravel nor Tushmalov.
2) This orchestrator criticized that Ravel's orchestration was "too French" for this piece. The orchestrator also excluded a few movements that were "too French."

(P.S. Don't forget to name the movement!)

I'm guessing that means it's another one of the "handful"? I'm guessing Rimsky-Korsakov?

Edit: oh, he didn't do an orchestration. How about Nikolai Golovanov? He was a soviet...

I am believing that Henry Wood was the orchestrator of this one. He omitted 4 Promenades of the 5 that are in the suite.

None of those are correct. xp Note the quote; that's the best hint that I can give.

Stokowski!

Stokowski!

Yep - probably the best one I've heard (despite that my favorite composer/orchestrator is Ravel). From which movement is the excerpt?

I do believe that movement is the great gate of kiev?

Correct! Etaroko gets the next one. :D As a side note, if you haven't heard the full Stokowski transcription, here are two movements: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn0pkXyp97Q . José Serebrier (conductor in the video) made a really nice recording of him conducting the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in a CD - I would suggest buying it, since this transcription is a rarity. :)

ok. this will be an easy one
Hints:
-Renaissance Composer
-Was a Catholic, but primarily worked for the Anglican Court in England
-Incredibly well known composer
-There is no good recording of this piece on youtube. (unfortunately)
-Was taught by an equally well known Renaissance Composer, then Taught another one him self.

Sounds like Tallis to me, but I'm having a hard time finding the right piece...

Tallis was this composers teacher. So your close.

Hmm...

It's written, I'm guessing, off of Psalms 25 and from Wikipedia, "Tallis was also a teacher, not only of William Byrd, but also of Elway Bevin, an organist of Bristol Cathedral and gentleman of the Chapel Royal." Other than that, I haven't found too much.

Psalm 25 is correct.

I learned something new about typography while searching this... which is good. :heh:

If it's not Tallis, it has to be Byrd. I can't find a setting by Byrd of this text, though...

It is Byrd.

Lord, make me to know Thy ways - William Byrd

MUAHAHAHAHHA!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY I FOUND IT!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hints:

- The composer is alive
- The composer has worked in video games
- The composer has worked in Films
- The compose has worked as an orchestrator and arranger for a famous Greek composer
- This music is not from a video game
- This music is not from a film
- There are just 2 websites where you will be able to find this music (complete)
- One of the websites is the composer's website

Very important hint:

- Pay attention to the strings in this clip

If any other hint is needed, let me know. But the more important of all hints is the "strings". Figure out what is about the strings used here. ; )

I'm guessing that the Greek composer is Mikis Theodorakis?

Wrong.

The Greek composer is in his 50's and holds a bachelor in psychology. He also plays the piano.

Hint:

Are the strings real or no?

Hmm... I kind of figured that the strings were MIDI. I'll keep searching. xp

If the strings are MIDI. What sample company could have produced them?

Wow,That's an interesting idea. really i like this post. thanks u very much for your advice.:heh::heh:

Desiderata by Colin O'Malley!

YAY! Congratulation Deathraider!

Edit:

For the ones that did not find it:

The strings are from Eastwest, Hollywood Strings.

The music appears as a demo in their Hollywood Strings product.

The composer worked as orchestrator and arranger for Yanni (The Greek composer).

This is the composer's website where you can listen to the piece:

http://www.colinomalley.com/index.php/music/genre/

Next! Should be a fairly easy one.

Hints:
-the piece was heavily influenced by Gershwin.
-the composer was older than Gershwin, but died just a few months after Gershwin in the same year.
-the composer's goal with the piece was supposedly to showcase the fact that violin and piano are inherently irreconcilable in some way.

Sonata no. 2 for Violin and Piano, second movement - by Ravel

An easy one because a lot of the music I have I could not find it in the internet. o_o

Hint:

- This is a song
- This was used as one of the ending themes of one anime
- The protagonist of this anime has a scar on his face
- The time period of the story is in the early Meiji period in Japan
- The singer use a stage name

Heart of Sword from Samurai X/Rurouni Kenshin

That was... fast. :P

Does it have to be a classical peice or one from an anime?

Does it have to be a classical peice or one from an anime?

It can be anything from classical music, pop music, ethnic music, jazz music, etc. The important is to supply part of the sheet music or a small clip of the audio or a MIDI. And must be findable somewhere in the internet. :)

OK, I'm finally getting around to posting a new one.

Hints:

-the text of this segment is in one of the Celtic languages and the composer often writes in this language.
-other parts of this piece are in another language.
-the piece is sacred in nature.
-the composer most often writes for his own choir (the one that he founded), which is a very small, mixed-gender group that sings without a conductor.
-the group performing in this recording is NOT the composer's choir, but the choir is similar in that it is close to the same size and in that it sings without a conductor; however, the choir is different in that it is an American choir and in that it is made up of only male singers.

I need to put my hands on this soon!

I agree.

Hmm, not as easy as I thought it was going to be. ;)

Agnus Dei - Michael McGlynn

Yay! Not as easy as it looked, was it?

Yep. ;)

This one is from a video game.

Hints:

- Appeared in Snes and Genesis consoles
- You can select a girl or a boy as your character
- You have to save people in each stage of the game
- There is a big baby

xD I found it! Yes!

From Zombies Ate My Neighbors (what an odd title for a game!): Mars Needs Cheerleaders.

Haha, wow. Fast. XD

Hints:

- Very well-known composer, mainly for piano. (In my Theory class, my professor once stated that this composer probably started the intertwining of Western and Eastern music.)
- This piece, despite that the composer is well-known, is not very well-known. In fact, I've asked a few music majors if they've even heard of this piece - they haven't, but they know all of his other famous pieces.
- The composer (now deceased), when he wrote this, was criticized - the piece was "bizarre," as some stated.

xD I found it! Yes!

From Zombies Ate My Neighbors (what an odd title for a game!): Mars Needs Cheerleaders.

It was quite an odd game in general (but also quite amazing)!

I love that game. I still play it!

Claude Debussy: La Damoiselle Elue.

Claude Debussy: La Damoiselle Elue.

Correct! :lol:

Yay! My turn! This s something we played in band last year and is kind of easy.

~The composer is still alive.
~The piece was originally for chorus, but then the composer made an orchestral version.
~The people singing in the beginning are band members, NOT a choir.

It sounds like Eric Whitacre's Cloudburst(??).

EDIT: I'm positive that's it... so I'll post something. This was a piece that the wind ensemble that I was in played during my junior year in high school.

Hints:

- Not-so-well known composer as of now.
- This piece was originally written for orchestra. What you hear is a wind ensemble transcription.
- The composer is still alive.
- The composer is Canadian.
- This piece was originally intended for a concerto.
- The piece's title is built off of two words: "frenetic" and a noun - hint: think of the percussive movement.

Good luck! This one is a hard one!

We're doing Cloudburst right now in Salt Lake Vocal Artists. It's kind of weird, though, because we're not allowed to use any instruments (of which there are some even in the choral version) when we perform it for the competition for which we are preparing. :P

Clarinetist, you are right.

For those who are still searching: the title hint is the key. Think of one word that describes the percussion movement and put it into a noun, and combine it with "frenetic." ;) Any guesses?

What exactly do you mean by "percussion movement"?

What exactly do you mean by "percussion movement"?

i.e. How are the percussion used (especially in the intro section)? What kind of dynamic/metric qualities do they have in this piece? Sum it all in one word.

Frenergy by John Estacio. Your hints about the second word didn't really help at all, by the way. XD

Wow... Don't know.. I don't have any idea.. Hint please

Don't forget to post something Deathraider! Or pass your turn. :D

Sorry sorry sorry! I keep forgetting! Shoulda reminded me on messenger...

Here you go!

Hints:
-The composer is Latvian
-The choir singing is my university's choir (which I am not currently in since I am not currently in school) at their last concert.
-We performed another one of his pieces last year and it is on our YouTube page.
-The text is in Church Latin.
-Listen carefully to how many soloists are singing and what voice part they are.

...need another hint?

No, not yet.

Looks like I am the only one that listened to it.

I listened to it as well.

I can only narrow it down to two composers:

1) Imants Kārlis Ramiņš
2) Ēriks Ešenvalds .

One of those is correct. ;)

If you're having trouble deciding between the two composers, the date of the video should help.

Think ACDA.

Ēriks Ešenvalds - O Salutaris Hostia. (Will post one as soon as I have more time...)

EDIT: Here's something:

1) Very well-known Romantic Era composer; this piece was composed (at least to the records I found) at the year of his death.
2) This piece is from a set of songs.
3) An orchestrated version of this piece was done by Stokowski.

Any other hints will be given as requests are asked.

It sounds to me like Mahler, but I can't find any songs from the year of Mahler's death...

Also, I think it's in French, but it's hard to tell. If it's in French then it's probably not Mahler anyway. In that case I would guess Faure, but I can't find anything composed by him the year he died, either...

Nope, it's not Mahler, nor is it Fauré. Let's see... it's not in French. This piece is rather unusual in its tone (versus the works for which he is extremely well known), as was another one of this composer's works - an extremely sad tone. According to one of the sources I have, another piece that this person composed - which was probably the last one that he did before death, left the audience sobbing.

Another hint: This person was not at all alive during the 20th century.

Shoot! This is not looking good. I am doing a piano puzzler tomorrow (an official one with Bruce Adolf and everything, if you know what those are) and I can't even guess a composer of this piece! Bah... lol

Shoot! This is not looking good. I am doing a piano puzzler tomorrow (an official one with Bruce Adolf and everything, if you know what those are) and I can't even guess a composer of this piece! Bah... lol

Have fun with that! ^_^

Thanks! I ended up guessing the composer right (Bach), but the tune was a Duke Ellington tune that I didn't know, which was lame.

*9 days later*...

Any hints needed? Ask away.

Wagner?

Nope, it's not Wagner. Let's see... this composer is well-known for his orchestration technique. He has composed many famous (and extremely well-known) ballets.

Tchaikovsky is who came to mind.

Edit:

I Found it. It is Tchaikovsky.

The song is from a set of 6 songs from 1893, the year of his death. It's Opus no. 73, Six Romances; The song is the last one from the set, called: Again, As Before, Alone (Снова, как прежде). Words are by Daniil Maksimovich Ratgauz from an untitled poem, and the song is in A minor, marked as "Andante mosso". Also the whole set is dedicated to Nikolai Nikolaevich Figner.

New one!

Hints:

- Japanese
- It's from an animated film
- Composer mainly produce electronic music
- He has worked for another film and series that were directed by the same director of this film

Another hints:

- The director of this film died recently (a few months ago)
- The composer has powered his studio with solar energy.

Would the director be Satoshi Kon?

Yes. That is the director!

Is it "The Girl in Byakkoya" by Susumu Hirasawa from Paprika?

Composer and film are correct. The music title is wrong.

Ou Mono!