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amanfang

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Reply #50 on: July 22, 2004, 12:38:12 AM

Ok. The composer was born in Germany, although his descendants were not necessarily German.

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Reply #51 on: July 22, 2004, 04:19:22 AM

Is it Beethoven's rage over a lost penny??

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Reply #52 on: July 22, 2004, 04:43:57 AM

The composer is not Beethoven.

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Reply #53 on: July 22, 2004, 05:09:37 AM

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....that means no wierd ass little known modern composers, no wierd ass little known old composers.....

ahem.

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Reply #54 on: July 22, 2004, 05:15:31 AM

It must be Schubert I guess....

How about his Impromptu, Op.142 D.935 no 3?

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Reply #55 on: July 22, 2004, 05:19:44 AM

no, not Schubert either. And he is NOT unknown.

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Reply #56 on: July 22, 2004, 05:23:47 AM

hmmm not Schubert, not Beethoven, not Brahms, not Schumman, he was a romantic composer born in Germany, but doesnt have German roots.
But, no..He's not unknown either!

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Reply #57 on: July 22, 2004, 05:31:20 AM

Is it Franck's sinfonic variations?

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Reply #58 on: July 22, 2004, 05:40:00 AM

No, not Franck.

Seriously, I can't believe y'all can't at least get the composer!!

This is not some guy that you've never heard of.

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Reply #59 on: July 22, 2004, 08:06:37 AM

What about Mendelssohn?

But wasn't he classical??

If it's him... Variations Sérieuses, Op.54

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Reply #60 on: July 22, 2004, 02:34:06 PM

ok, taking a guess of composers who are supposedly german, how about weber of wagner?

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Reply #61 on: July 22, 2004, 03:24:34 PM

Mendelssohn was Romantic... Yes, it is variations serieuses (d minor, Op. 54).

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