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Jun-16-2013 06:40

This is a thread about music. All kinds of music: classical, jazz, blues, rock, folk, film music... any kind you can think of. The questions can be about anything related to music: about composers, musicians (performers), styles/periods, musical forms, musical instruments, or about particular pieces or songs.

I'll start with a person.

Jul-11-2013 03:32

American? British? Other?

Jul-11-2013 05:11

It is:

American

It is not:

Rock
Pop
Classical

Jul-11-2013 11:28

Country? Hip Hop?

Jul-12-2013 01:07

Jazz? Blues? Traditional? Is the composer's name known?

Jul-12-2013 02:00

It's generally thought of as jazz, though there are other influences. The composer is well known.

Jul-12-2013 03:29

Other influences? Perhaps it's a part of an opera? Is it George Gershwin's "Summertime"?

Jul-12-2013 06:59

Ba-ding!!! Daenerys's reputation as the best guesser in the pack is once more upheld. :)

Jul-14-2013 00:12

Thanks for your good opinion, Cordy, but I think that we all make an excellent team ;).

The next one is also a song. Some may think it's a bit schmaltzy, but I love it, especially in its (probably) best-known interpretation.

Jul-14-2013 19:02

Schmaltzy?

Was it sung by Barbara Steisand, Celine Dion or Bette Midler?

HA!

Jul-14-2013 21:39

Not to my knowledge :). It was sung by many singers (there is also an instrumental jazz version) but it became famous because of the version I mentioned before. Hint: it was composed in the late 1950s and became a great hit in the early 1960s.