What is the classical piece used in this Monty Python episode? There are two brief snippets of it, one starting around 2:37 and the other around 3:32. [more inside]
posted on Sep 2, 2008 - 10 answers 
Can anyone identify this piece of classical music which is featured in this video clip, it appears at the beginning and at 4:54. [more inside]
posted on Aug 25, 2008 - 1 answers
Name that DVD: A requiem performance, a burnt-out building, and footage of the fire that gutted the building. [more inside]
posted on Aug 18, 2008 - 8 answers
Calling all Germanic (and Slavic) rockers, ravers and, uh, *insert classical term that starts with "r"*! Help me expand my music collection with European melodies! [more inside]
posted on Aug 15, 2008 - 13 answers
What songs feature the pizzicato technique? [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2008 - 24 answers
School me on the classics of classical music. What are the top ten recordings that someone who knows nothing about classical music should own? [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2008 - 42 answers
Hopefully this won't be too obscure...
There was a pretty popular Japanese rock band that had a song which was basically a rocked out heavy metal version of Dies Irae from Verdi's requiem. I think the CD is from the early 90's or so. What's the name of the band?
(and no, it's not from the Battle Royale soundtrack. That was a purely orchestral version)
posted on Apr 18, 2008 - 10 answers
Help me find a good recording of Copland's Third Symphony. [more inside]
posted on Mar 30, 2008 - 6 answers
Which symphonic movements are clear examples of sonata-allegro form? (Exposition - Development - Recapitulation.) I'm looking for movements with really catchy, memorable themes, interesting development sections, and clear differences in the recapitulation. [more inside]
posted on Feb 1, 2008 - 5 answers
I enjoy the old Japanese goth band Malice Mizer, mostly the stuff from later in their career. I can take or leave their fancy outfits, but I like the musical style - this is a prime example: ( youtube video ) What other bands play music that is similarly 'cathedral rock'?
posted on Jan 23, 2008 - 10 answers
What makes a good classical musical recording? [more inside]
posted on Jan 23, 2008 - 11 answers
Classical Music lovers, what great chamber music pieces feature predominantly woodwinds (esp. flutes)? (I'm also interested in great solo parts in larger orchestras) [more inside]
posted on Jan 18, 2008 - 11 answers
If you were to give someone a 25-track crash course on classical music (a "mix-cd/playlist"), what compositions would you include? [more inside]
posted on Jan 5, 2008 - 13 answers
Best place to buy classical music CDs online, preferably both new and second-hand titles? I'm in the UK. [more inside]
posted on Jan 4, 2008 - 7 answers
Help me identify a piece of choral music from Sydney's 2007 NYE fireworks. [more inside]
posted on Jan 1, 2008 - 2 answers
I played a piece in orchestra in high school that I think was named Aces Däd, but I can't seem to find that anywhere. [more inside]
posted on Dec 22, 2007 - 6 answers
In search of: dramatic, sinister, or fast music. Disastrous, villainous, swift and dexter melodies best set to chaos, tragedy, or discovery. [more inside]
posted on Dec 20, 2007 - 24 answers
MorbidityFilter: What soothing yet depressing tune is this funeral home's website using? I know I've heard it before, but I have no idea of it's composer.
posted on Dec 18, 2007 - 4 answers
Recently I've realized that I enjoy listening to piano music, but I'm not really familiar with it. Can you recommend CDs/compilations/pieces that I might like? [more inside]
posted on Dec 16, 2007 - 29 answers
Here is an example... My Boss: "We want to use the Can Can song. Our music guy has done a recording for us. Is it in the Public Domain?" Me: "Yes. The composer, J. Offenbach, has been deceased since 1880 and if we are doing our own arrangement we are fine." My Bosses Boss: "About 5 years ago, I tried to clear this song for use in a TV production and discovered that it was NOT in the Public Domain. Elle Vator, can you research this and let us know the answer two months ago?" [more inside]
posted on Dec 14, 2007 - 13 answers
Classical music FM stations on the web - where's the most complete list of streams and podcasts?
posted on Dec 6, 2007 - 6 answers
Recommended Baroque classical Box-sets as a X-Mas Gift? I'd like to get a good friend some Baroque classical albums for X-mas ... [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2007 - 10 answers
Is there a definitive recording of Peter and the Wolf?
posted on Nov 15, 2007 - 11 answers
How can I find a good/widely-respected/well-received recording of a given piece of classical music? I know such a thing as "the best recording" doesn't exist in most instances, so I'm just looking to make sure I get a good quality recording. [more inside]
posted on Nov 6, 2007 - 14 answers
Help me find more loud, bombastic choral music. [more inside]
posted on Oct 15, 2007 - 30 answers
[choral music filter] I heard a song on an Austin classical radio station a few months ago I've been desperately trying to identify.... [more inside]
posted on Oct 6, 2007 - 15 answers
Classical music filter: Did Brahms copy Beethoven in his third symphony? [more inside]
posted on Sep 28, 2007 - 6 answers
What are some good rap/hip-hop songs based on classical music? [more inside]
posted on Sep 22, 2007 - 18 answers
ClassicalMusicfilter: I'm suffering from withdrawal symptoms having listened to all of the BBC Proms this year -- no really, all of them, from first to last -- and I want to continue my musical education but I'm not sure what to listen to next and I was hoping you might have some recommendations. Literally any period of music, I'll try anything! If you can say which are your favourite recordings either on cd or region two dvd that would be helpful too.
posted on Sep 9, 2007 - 8 answers
help on fugues! im looking for analyses of the fugues in "Well Tempered Clavier" 1 and 2 by J.S. Bach [more inside]
posted on Aug 31, 2007 - 5 answers
What is the name of this recognizable and prevalent piece of classical music in the background of California's "Flex Your Power" TV ads
posted on Jun 23, 2007 - 3 answers
who-- in the bay/northbay area-- should repair the headstock/neck joint cracks on my 1963 marcelino lopez flamenco guitar? [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2007 - 6 answers
I've been oddly fascinated with scenes in movies when the theme of the music diverges from what is going on in the movie. What is this device called? [more inside]
posted on May 31, 2007 - 41 answers
Can anyone identify the background music (modern classical I think) in the clips I have linked to inside? [more inside]
posted on May 27, 2007 - 5 answers
Where can I find a score or a recording of Handel's Water Music Suite - except, the arrangement by Hamilton Hardy? I need to analyze a performance that I've already seen and need to refresh my memory, but all I can find is of other arrangements. I'm willing to pay a bit if it's only on an MP3 / other site - and just an outline of the structure of that arrangement or information about it would be great too!
posted on Apr 25, 2007 - 1 answers
Cool classical music facts for kids? [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2007 - 15 answers
StringQuartetFilter: Help a non-string player find interesting string quartet facts: important ensembles, historical trivia, significant accomplishments, etc. [more inside]
posted on Apr 7, 2007 - 3 answers
Name that tune. Specifically, the melody that starts at 8 seconds. (flash video) [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2007 - 1 answers
Name that tune: I need a game for iTunes / some other MP that will quiz me on track names & artists from a specific subset of my library. (on Windows) (also, advice on music memorization is welcome) [more inside]
posted on Mar 6, 2007 - 4 answers
I recently started listening to classical music, but my usual means of finding new albums (radio, friends, overheard-at-the-store, etc.) are somewhat ineffective. Need recommendations! [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2007 - 25 answers
Music-for-studying-for-the-@#%#-bar-exam-filter: Please help me balm the pain of preparing for this miserable test by recommending excellent music that's either wholely instrumental or not in English. [more inside]
posted on Feb 18, 2007 - 38 answers
I'm looking for a music download service that includes non-standard music, most importantly, Russian folk music, and a wide selection of Classical music. [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2007 - 11 answers
I like to listen to the AVRO klassiek Zondagochtend Concert podcast. As I speak no Dutch, I have no idea what I'm listening to. Perhaps you can help? [more inside]
posted on Dec 2, 2006 - 3 answers
Need some help in singing Handel's Messiah! [more inside]
posted on Dec 1, 2006 - 6 answers
I've read somewhere on the internets that listening to jazz or classical music during mealtimes can allay the appetite, but I can't find the study/research paper on the google. [more inside]
posted on Nov 22, 2006 - 3 answers
How hard is it, as a (relatively) long-time musician, to pick up new instruments? (more specifically, as a guitarist moving to other areas) [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2006 - 11 answers
Help me with digitizing and organizing my classical music collection! [more inside]
posted on Oct 30, 2006 - 3 answers
Help me find more "classical" music that I will like. There is... [more inside]
posted on Sep 19, 2006 - 33 answers
I have some questions about categories (?) of classical music since that is one area of music I be the stupid regarding. [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2006 - 10 answers
Are there internet radio streams that play (a) contemporary classical (I love Max Richter and Jóhann Jóhannsson; I don't care for Philip Jeck) or (b) folk-y artists like James Yorkston, Marissa Nadler, Vashti Bunyan, and Emilíana Torrini? [more inside]
posted on Sep 11, 2006 - 8 answers
What's the best way to locate scholarly writing and analysis of a given piece of classical music? [more inside]
posted on Jul 24, 2006 - 19 answers
I am looking for a classical music release that I last heard in maybe 1986, and all I remember is this: 1) It was on the Erato label; 2) it was nothing but the kind of horns used in (I think) fox hunting, 3) and the net effect was beautifully weird.
Anyone know what the name of the album or group might be? [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2006 - 4 answers
What are the best books offering analysis of Beethoven's symphonies? Other classical works? [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2006 - 16 answers
What is a good classical bridesmaids entry song? [more inside]
posted on Apr 6, 2006 - 16 answers
Recommend me some nice melancholic instrumental music with sparse arrangements. Maybe classical music (?), of which I know very little, but I'm thinking specifically of "Music For Egon Schiele" by Rachel's. [more inside]
posted on Mar 31, 2006 - 41 answers
What classical music databases exist? I'm not looking for lists or even data. I am looking for relational database DDL that describes/implements a structure sufficient to describe/model classical music. Or, if you don't know of such a database, classical aficionados, give me advice on how to implement such a database. [more inside]
posted on Feb 22, 2006 - 14 answers
Name some ubiquitous classical music for me, please. [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2006 - 44 answers
I'm looking for a piece of neo-classical music called "The Locks" or "The Lock" but can't find it anywhere. Unfortunately I don't remember the composer. Anybody heard of it?
posted on Jan 21, 2006 - 5 answers
I am looking for the name/composer of a frequently-heard piece of classical female choral music. [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2006 - 6 answers
In Nina Simone's "Love Me or Leave Me" she plays a piano solo that incorporates a bit baroque* classical piano. Makes sense, since she was trained as a classical pianist, and the effect is wonderful. Please recommend some other songs or artists that use this kind of jazz/baroque combo.
* Disclaimer: I'm not a classical music expert, so I may have the terminology wrong. I welcome your corrections.
posted on Dec 10, 2005 - 24 answers
Seeking violin and piano duets, preferably old recordings. [more inside]
posted on Dec 8, 2005 - 6 answers
Recommend unaccompanied brass quintet recordings of Christmas carols on CD. [more inside]
posted on Dec 2, 2005 - 3 answers
Which CD release of Bach's Weihnachtsoratorium is the most highly regarded?
posted on Nov 26, 2005 - 4 answers
Any Satie fans out there? What movie is this music from? I just purchases this Satie CD, and I know I've heard it in a movie somewhere and it's driving me crazy... [more inside]
posted on Nov 6, 2005 - 10 answers
Help me understand classical music, if that makes sense. [more inside]
posted on Oct 30, 2005 - 37 answers
Hi,
I'm trying to identify a piece of classical music from the movie ' The Mirror Has Two Faces'
http://imdb.com/title/tt0117057/
During the first half of the movie, Jeff Bridges and Barbara Streisand attend a musical concert. Can someone help me identify the musical piece (and its composer) that is played during the performance?
Thanks!!
posted on Oct 27, 2005 - 4 answers
ok heres a toughie, im 24, when i was really younger say around 10 i had this childrens book, i vaguely remember anything about it ... [more inside]
posted on Oct 23, 2005 - 5 answers
ClassicalMusicFilter: I know very little about classical music, and I was just thinking how nice it would be to have some playing whilst I'm sitting here reading. What'd be some nice chilled evening classical music? [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2005 - 29 answers
Choral music reccommendations? [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2005 - 23 answers
I am looking for sexy "classical" music. [more inside]
posted on Oct 13, 2005 - 34 answers
Inspired by this thread, I'm wondering which conductors offer the best interpretations of Beethoven? [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2005 - 14 answers
Name that tune! In "Unfaithfully Yours", Rex Harrison cracks a joke around 00:16:30 about blah blah "pizzacato con motto vibratto" ("...like a dentist chipping out an old filling!"), then his orchestra launches into a classical piece. What is he having them play? Googling does not suggest that's its title.
posted on Sep 30, 2005 - 4 answers
I love the sound of the clarinet. I'm looking for quiet, pensive, possibly melancholic music featuring this instrument. Any genre; preferably instrumental. I'm not looking for happy big-band jazz or Poulenc's chaotic clarinet sonata, though I appreciate both. [more inside]
posted on Jul 16, 2005 - 28 answers
Like others I will be the DIY DJ at my upcoming wedding. I have everything covered but the background music played while the meal is served. Suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2005 - 19 answers
Wedding Filter: I'm looking for piano pieces that are light, happy, and energetic. I like classical and baroque (Mozart, Handel, Bach, etc.), and would prefer something not hacknied or cliched -- i.e. no Vivaldi Four Seasons or Delibes Lakme. Needs to be piano music or adaptable to piano. These would be played before the ceremony begins, as people are sitting down.
posted on May 12, 2005 - 20 answers
Help me learn more about Mahler. [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2005 - 7 answers
Where can I find online audio samples of onkyo movement music?
posted on Apr 4, 2005 - 5 answers
What classical music is complex, more intense, or moving? [more inside]
posted on Mar 24, 2005 - 80 answers
Are there any free repositories of classical music in mp3 format? I know there are a number of sites with sheet music, but I am looking for actual recordings.
posted on Jan 5, 2005 - 12 answers
I want to learn more about contemporary classical music of the Pärt, Feldman, Glass variety. Anyone have any pointers? {more inside}
posted on Sep 29, 2004 - 24 answers
