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Title: I need the aid of a classical(?) music connoisseur
Post by: Manny Cav on October 26, 2007, 09:06:43 PM

Can someone tell me what the real name of this (http://cbastudios.profusehost.net/midisounds/INTL_06.MID) MIDI file is? I've heard it on a cell phone as a ring tone, so I know it must be fairly famous.

Title: I need the aid of a classical(?) music connoisseur
Post by: Petrie. on October 26, 2007, 09:08:57 PM

Hmm...sounds like it could pass for a polka or something.  I don't know of any classical pieces that upbeat (almost like a march) save for the William Tell Overture, which this is not.

Title: I need the aid of a classical(?) music connoisseur
Post by: Manny Cav on October 26, 2007, 09:10:39 PM

Hence the question mark in the topic title. It sounded more like classical music than any other genre I was aware of, but now that you mention it, it does sound like polka.

Title: I need the aid of a classical(?) music connoisseur
Post by: Petrie. on October 26, 2007, 09:13:54 PM

I've a bunch of polkas on my computer (my ancestry is either 100% polish or close to it).  Maybe I'll find a match if I have any spare time. ;)  I'll keep my ears peeled, but yeah, that's not how most classical pieces go.

Title: I need the aid of a classical(?) music connoisseur
Post by: Manny Cav on October 26, 2007, 09:15:34 PM

I have a random stockpile of classical music MIDIs, so I just assumed it was one of them. :)

Title: I need the aid of a classical(?) music connoisseur
Post by: Petrie. on October 26, 2007, 09:17:23 PM

With 80% confidence, I can assure you it isn't classical.  Not that classical pieces can't be upbeat or have an upbeat waltz rhythm to them, but its unlikely to match what you gave me.

Title: I need the aid of a classical(?) music connoisseur
Post by: action9000 on October 29, 2007, 01:28:28 PM

The MIDI contains the following text data which may be useful:

Quote

International Six
Copyright © 1995 Corel Corporation Limited. All Rights Reserved
Oktoberfest 1:02

Perhaps it was played at Oktoberfest in 1995.  Still doesn't help with a title though...unless "International Six" is the title...
Petrie's right - It's nothing to do with classical music to speak of.  It sounds like a polka to me.  I think Oktoberfest is definitely in the right direction.

Title: I need the aid of a classical(?) music connoisseur
Post by: Manny Cav on October 29, 2007, 11:41:04 PM

So, we've got the information action9000 posted, plus the fact that, as you all have probably figured out by now, it was a MIDI from Corel Word Perfect 6 Suite (or something similar to that). I also heard it as a ring-tone on a cell phone that's probably hundreds or thousands of miles away by now. International Six and Oktoberfest... what could it mean?

Title: I need the aid of a classical(?) music connoisseur
Post by: Petrie. on October 30, 2007, 08:02:06 AM

Maybe this will help:

http://www.amazon.com/Music-Oktoberfest-Ba...d/dp/B000005Z9Y (http://www.amazon.com/Music-Oktoberfest-Bavarian-Band/dp/B000005Z9Y)

Released only a couple of years after the date on the midi file.  The clips don't tell much.

Title: I need the aid of a classical(?) music connoisseur
Post by: Nimrod on October 30, 2007, 12:19:43 PM

Mayby I could help, cause, I know this song from my grandpa. He is a fan of such music^^. I tell you when I get the name

Title: I need the aid of a classical(?) music connoisseur
Post by: Manny Cav on November 05, 2007, 10:15:17 AM

Quote from: Nimrod,Oct 30 2007 on  10:19 AM

Mayby I could help, cause, I know this song from my grandpa. He is a fan of such music^^. I tell you when I get the name

When will you be able to see him?

Title: I need the aid of a classical(?) music connoisseur
Post by: Nimrod on November 09, 2007, 03:42:43 PM

the next time, I hope so. He isn¥t always on at scype. But when I see him, I promise you I¥ll ask him.

Title: I need the aid of a classical(?) music connoisseur
Post by: Manny Cav on November 09, 2007, 03:48:24 PM

Take your time. There is no rush. :^.^:

Title: I need the aid of a classical(?) music connoisseur
Post by: Nimrod on November 09, 2007, 04:47:05 PM

Nice, but I promise i¥ll have it soon :)