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October 14

Identifying a piano piece

I'm trying to identify a (most likely) Romantic piano piece. It's probably solo, and not slow. The only line I know from it is the iteration of "mi-mi-mi-re-do" at least twice. Knowing my preferences it's probably Schumann/Tchaikovsky/Schubert/Liszt/Chopin, though it could also be someone else. Thanks! Morningcrow (talk) 00:53, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Try singing it at midomi.com μηδείς (talk) 03:54, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would/did but it seems that they're mainly a good site for searching non-classical pieces... Morningcrow (talk) 04:59, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Record it there, report the link here, and see who here might be able to figure it out. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 05:27, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You can try using Parsons code.—Wavelength (talk) 14:47, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Musipedia works for a number of classical pieces, you can use Parsons contours (as suggested by Wavelength) as well as play it on a virtual piano keyboard or whistle it or tap the rhythm. I have some questions you could probably answer, thus helping us help you: Major or minor key (in other words is the interval from mi to do a minor third or a major third)? Could you give us an idea of the rhythmical pattern? Is mi-mi-mi-re-do repeated in immediate succession, or is there something in between? ---Sluzzelin talk 15:18, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's in a major key and the repetition is "immediate", though I don't remember how many "mi"'s there are. I don't have the exactly rhythmic pattern but the notes shouldn't be too uneven in length. I'll probably check Musipedia again later. Morningcrow (talk) 01:07, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Slight edit: there's a slight break between repetitions. The tempo of this section is also somewhat fast - while definitely not that fast, it's definitely not slow. Morningcrow (talk) 02:42, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If there are more "mi"s than you first indicated, and there is a small section that completes the first phrase before the repetition of the theme, and the melody is in a minor key, then Harald Sæverud's beautiful Rondo amoroso could be what you're looking for [1]. --NorwegianBlue^talk 19:32, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nope, it's (or at least the fragment I have) definitely in a major key. That's an awfully nice piece though; thanks for introducing it to me. Morningcrow (talk) 00:55, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Figured it out, probably was a fragment from Appassionata that I heard and remembered somewhat incorrectly. Morningcrow (talk) 00:16, 22 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for letting us know. I would never have worked it out from what you told us above. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 01:42, 22 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Entertainment - Life on Top

Who wrote the 2nd Season ending theme song? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1:1080:2FE:5108:DEC6:E80:7ECD (talk) 17:01, 14 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

According to IMDb (not an official reliable source), the music for the show was written by Tom Batoy, Andreas Forberger and Franco Tortora. See I'm Lovin' It (Justin Timberlake) for another of their compositions. Tevildo (talk) 10:53, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]