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May 12

Is Chopin's Nocturne Op.9 No.2 a waltz?

113.190.102.74 (talk) 16:05, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Our article Nocturnes, Op. 9 (Chopin) describes it as having a "waltz like accompaniment", and it's in 12/8 rather than 3/4 time, so the answer is probably "no". Tevildo (talk) 16:46, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Even if it were in 3/4, that in itself would not make it a waltz. Chopin did write a pile of Waltzes (Chopin), but this nocturne was not one of them. Similarly, a piece is not a march just because it's in 2/4 or 4/4 time. -- ♬ Jack of Oz ♬ ^{[your turn]} 21:33, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Although it is in 12/8, you can instead count 1 2 3 1 2 3, it matches. 113.190.102.74 (talk) 23:47, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not every song in three time (or compound 3 time) is a waltz. Waltzes are a specific type of dance-song which is in 3/4 time, but merely because you can count the time off in threes doesn't automatically make a song a waltz. --Jayron32 04:17, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Flintstones question

Bedrock City in Custer, South Dakota has a Mount Rushmore parody... not sure who other than Fred, Barney, and Dino is on the sculpture. Tried various fan sites, to no avail. Here's a link to the image. -- Zanimum (talk) 18:19, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The article says its Mr Grantitebilt. That might be Fred's boss at the quarry? RudolfRed (talk) 18:54, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(ec) Our article says the 4th figure is Mr. Granitebilt, apparently a parody of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Not sure why they would carve such a minor character, though. (Fred's boss was Mr. Slate, unless they changed it over the run of the show.) StuRat (talk) 18:58, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And who, you may ask, is Mr. Granitebilt? He’s the founder of the city of Bedrock, says Flintstones Bedrock City’s manager, Greg Gunderson. - Cucumber Mike (talk) 19:05, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]