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Offline momopi

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Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
on: September 14, 2008, 07:19:28 PM
For me:

saint saens carnival des animaux finale  ;)
stravinsky petrushka
burgmuller arabesque


How about you?

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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #1 on: September 14, 2008, 08:20:22 PM
This one



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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #2 on: September 14, 2008, 08:51:49 PM
This one



 :)

Ya good one. Loved it! Ragtime Beethoven.
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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #3 on: September 14, 2008, 09:00:06 PM
shchedrin - humoresque
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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #4 on: September 14, 2008, 10:17:23 PM
Debussy - Golliwogg's Cakewalk

Strauss, Jr. - An der schonen blau donau
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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #5 on: September 14, 2008, 10:33:58 PM
This one
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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #6 on: October 01, 2008, 01:11:19 PM
This one




What the heck was that???  ???

For me the music in Super Mario Galaxy, Honeyhive galaxy can make me dance a bit. Check it out:

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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #7 on: October 01, 2008, 01:50:09 PM
Mozart, KV448, crying and dancing in the same time!!!  ;D aaaw.... My piece of dream...  :'(
when dignity, love, and joy meet...

OMG, it's spa time!!! ;D

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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #8 on: October 02, 2008, 05:47:44 AM
currently Sunflowers,Rhapsody in Blue,KV 448,and Those who Fight.Well,currently...
dignity, love and joy... nyoo.

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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #9 on: October 02, 2008, 05:50:58 AM
Brahms Piano concerto no. 2 last movement!

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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #10 on: October 02, 2008, 05:55:01 AM
mozart's KV330 and chopin's minute waltz  ;D
when dignity, love, and joy meet...

OMG, it's spa time!!! ;D

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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #11 on: October 02, 2008, 01:14:44 PM
currently Sunflowers,Rhapsody in Blue,KV 448,and Those who Fight.Well,currently...

Yeah I agree on Rhapsody in Blue, by the way what is "Those who Fight"?
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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #12 on: October 02, 2008, 02:49:14 PM
Bet it's a game soundtrack... Perhaps dw, sw, or ff
when dignity, love, and joy meet...

OMG, it's spa time!!! ;D

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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #13 on: October 02, 2008, 04:35:44 PM
Ravel's Bolero!!! HOw can I forget?!?  :D

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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #14 on: October 03, 2008, 02:38:53 AM
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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #15 on: October 03, 2008, 05:53:58 AM
Yeah I agree on Rhapsody in Blue, by the way what is "Those who Fight"?


This is "Those who Fight" :


(solo piano)



(piano + orchestra)

dignity, love and joy... nyoo.

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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #16 on: October 03, 2008, 11:29:27 AM
I had an I-pod and played La Campanella on that I-pod.
I was so flowed by the song I dance in front of the people and I was unconcious about it.

It was embarrasing
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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #17 on: October 03, 2008, 12:37:42 PM
This is what happen this afternoon in the math lesson. I was listened to Ravel's piano concerto in G, and I suddenly remembered bout one part from Nodame Cantabile manga.. I laugh by myself, then humming, closed my eyes. Then i heard someone's knocking my desk... OMG!!! My teacher!!!
when dignity, love, and joy meet...

OMG, it's spa time!!! ;D

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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #18 on: October 20, 2008, 03:47:33 AM
Sonata zapateado in D: Mateo Albéniz

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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #19 on: October 20, 2008, 02:21:52 PM
Haydn, piano concerto in D, dancing and smiling myself in the room.. imagining, I'm playing this one in carnegie...  ;D
when dignity, love, and joy meet...

OMG, it's spa time!!! ;D

Offline smiggy

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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #20 on: October 20, 2008, 03:25:03 PM
Who ever posted the Fazil Say playing the turkish march...that was good...Added it as a fav. on youtube.


I like, https://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CBygW-3ffOY (Make sure you listen to all of it)
Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3...Monumental!

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Re: Pieces that made you smile and dance a little
Reply #21 on: October 20, 2008, 07:23:16 PM
I had an I-pod and played La Campanella on that I-pod.
I was so flowed by the song I dance in front of the people and I was unconcious about it.

It was embarrasing

This is what happen this afternoon in the math lesson. I was listened to Ravel's piano concerto in G, and I suddenly remembered bout one part from Nodame Cantabile manga.. I laugh by myself, then humming, closed my eyes. Then i heard someone's knocking my desk... OMG!!! My teacher!!!

The complete freedom.  ;D
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