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Topic: identifying a piece (Read 2644 times)

sel

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identifying a piece

on: April 18, 2004, 05:25:09 AM

Hi,
I'm trying to figure out the name of a piece. However, it won't be easy as i don't have such a good memory of it. All i know is that it sounds like 20th century music, it has a form of main theme consisting of a sequence of heavy-sounding chords, ending with glissandi in the right hand (repeated a couple of times). I remember hearing it in a recent documentary about Lang Lang. In any case, I'm sure this description is not sufficient but i'm open to suggestions.

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dj

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Re: identifying a piece

Reply #1 on: April 18, 2004, 06:55:56 AM

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In any case, I'm sure this description is not sufficient but i'm open to suggestions.

an accurate assesment of the situation

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rach on!

donjuan

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Re: identifying a piece

Reply #2 on: April 18, 2004, 08:13:28 AM

hmmm...20th century.....sequence of heavy chords....glissando at the end....hmmmm...

Could it possibly be Prokofiev's Toccata Op.11?

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sel

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Re: identifying a piece

Reply #3 on: April 18, 2004, 04:39:27 PM

well maybe it's an accurate assesment if you haven't seen that documentary, but i guess it may not be so widely known. i made a midi of the piece, which is rather awful and in the wrong key considering i didnt hear this piece for years, but i think it went something like this.

https://free.prohosting.com/sel666/piece.mid

any ideas now?

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Antnee

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Reply #4 on: April 18, 2004, 04:49:30 PM

That sounds to me like a part of Debussy's prelude from his Pour le Piano. See if this is it. https://www.classicalarchives.com/m/013/debplp01.mid

-Tony-

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"The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead." - Stravinsky

Antnee

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Re: identifying a piece

Reply #5 on: April 18, 2004, 04:51:09 PM

Sorry...I guess that link doesn't work

Just go there and listen to the midi...

-Tony-

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"The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead." - Stravinsky

Antnee

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Reply #6 on: April 18, 2004, 04:53:22 PM

AHHH! Sorry to post again but Saving the midi file actually does work... try that... whew...

-Tony-

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"The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead." - Stravinsky

sel

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Re: identifying a piece

Reply #7 on: April 18, 2004, 06:44:18 PM

that was it actually, thanks for your help, even if i was completely out of key i'm glad i managed to write it down so someone could recognise what i meant.

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