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Mike,
The melody is so familiar that I fielded it to my brother who is a classical music devotee. I said it sounded like Rachmaninoff or Tchaikovsky. Here is his reply:
The classical tune is indeed Rachmaninoff--it's the 18th variation (probably
the best known variation) from his 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini'. And
one of my favorite pieces of music.
The 'Rhapsody' is basically a set of variations, based on the twenty-fourth
and last of Niccolò Paganini's Caprices for solo violin, which has inspired
works by several composers. The Wikipedia has a good article on the
'Rhapsody' at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhapsody_on_a_Theme_of_Paganini
Some people considered Paganini's compositions so good that a rumor spread
that he had sold his soul to the Devil for the ability to compose so well.
The 18th variation is perhaps the best known of the variations. It's very
lush and orchestral, and is interesting for being an inversion of the
original theme.
The melody is so familiar that I fielded it to my brother who is a classical music devotee. I said it sounded like Rachmaninoff or Tchaikovsky. Here is his reply:
The classical tune is indeed Rachmaninoff--it's the 18th variation (probably
the best known variation) from his 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini'. And
one of my favorite pieces of music.
The 'Rhapsody' is basically a set of variations, based on the twenty-fourth
and last of Niccolò Paganini's Caprices for solo violin, which has inspired
works by several composers. The Wikipedia has a good article on the
'Rhapsody' at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhapsody_on_a_Theme_of_Paganini
Some people considered Paganini's compositions so good that a rumor spread
that he had sold his soul to the Devil for the ability to compose so well.
The 18th variation is perhaps the best known of the variations. It's very
lush and orchestral, and is interesting for being an inversion of the
original theme.
Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Paganini (18th variation)
It sounds like a romantic "piano concerto", solo piano with (string)orchestra.
I hope someone can identify the melody.
search Musipedia for this
I hope someone can identify the melody.
search Musipedia for this.
(The rythm isn't quite approptiate)
Thank you!
Mike
(sorry, I wasn't able to send the short MIDI with)
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How to insert music:
Add a bit of sheet music, along with a MIDI file, simply by entering note names in Lilypond syntax between the [L] and [/L] tags.
For example, you can try what happens if you enter: [l]g'4 g'4 d''4 d''4 e''4 e''4 d''2[/l] (use the Preview function if you don't actually want to post this).
You can create these lists of note names by clicking on piano keys here.
How to post an audio recording:
If you just want to sing, whistle, or play a melody so that other forum visitors can hear it, follow these steps:
- Record your audio here.
- You should notice a 32-character hash code, something like: 2a40281c5001c5a7d8c9f57fcdeccfaf
- copy this hash code and paste it into a forum post, enclosed in the audio tags, for example: [audio]2a40281c5001c5a7d8c9f57fcdeccfaf[/audio]
How to mark a thread as solved:
If the original question in a thread is solved, please mark it as solved using the "solved" icon (or by just typing [solved] into your post). This makes life easier for people who are willing to identify melodies, since unsolved problems are easier to spot that way. If a problem turns out to not be solved after all, just write [/solved] in a new post, and the thread will be labeled accordingly.