Here's a classical music challenge................

[Aytee]

I am trying to find the name of a piece of classical music. I believe it is a waltz and the only lead I can give is that the first few notes are very similar to the start of the theme of Fawlty Towers.

It goes da da da da da da da da daaaaaaaa da da daa da da daa

If you can work this out from the clues above I would be very grateful indeed.

Thank you

[DTCwordfan]

Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tc8q2X0f7o

[Aytee]

No not the Trout Quintet. Cheers.

[emmie]

doesn't sound the same, it seems a much older piece, oh well good luck

[Aytee]

Nor The Nutcracker Suite. Thanks

[Aytee]

Mark Rae is my only hope. He definitely knows it! I have to go now but will look tomorrow. Thanks for all your efforts!

[mike11111]

Is it the minuet from Mozart's Concerto in E flat?

[Mick-Talbot]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSXRJwspGU0

[emmie]

i know pieces like it, not quite the same.

[emmie]

well done Mick.

[seadogg]

Its a stinker. Minuets were usually written in 3/4 time as were waltzes. The Fawlty Towers music is probably not a copy of an existing piece from the classical repertoire but it sounds as if a phrase might have been captured and repeated with variation. Can you recall how long your music lasted and give an idea whether it is full orchestra or a smaller ensemble?

[seadogg]

While I was thinking, looks like you nailed it Mick.

[MarkRae]

That's it, Mick.

[emmie]

it is the piece, so thank heavens, let's hope the poster is appreciative.

[DTCwordfan]

well done Mick - has the shades of being Fawltyesque too..though the composer of that claimed originality.....hmmph, I wonder?

[emmie]

if you were to listen to the two pieces back to back they are identical.

[Aytee]

Splendid! Thanks very much Mick, I am very grateful for this. What did we do before the internet?

[Aytee]

Oh and thanks to everyone else for your efforts. It could be a new internet game

[emmie]

talked to each other. x

[Aytee]

I tried talking to people about this. Didn't work!