# Classical(?) music ID help (kinda silly, but...)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 24, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-id-help-kinda-silly-but/177223 "2003-05-24T13:40:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![sunfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunfish)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-id-help-kinda-silly-but/177223/1 "2003-05-24T13:40:41Z")

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In browsing through some Yahoo ecards, I came across [this one](http://send.greetings.yahoo.com/greet/send?.id=152041897&.catu=/browse/Wishes_and_Thoughts/Love/Long_Distance_Love/), which has a pretty melody playing along with it, unlike the cheesy music that accompanies some of the others. Can anyone tell me if the melody is a snippet of some classical piece, or could it have been composed simply for use with the card? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-id-help-kinda-silly-but/177223/2 "2003-05-24T13:53:12Z")

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I can’t help you with the ID, but that sounds more like a modern piano piece rather than classical.

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**Author:** ![smaft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@smaft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaft)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-id-help-kinda-silly-but/177223/3 "2003-05-24T13:53:20Z")

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Yes, it’s a classical piece; however, while I recognize it, it’s too early in the morning for me to place it yet.

Give me a bit of time- if someone else doesn’t get it before…

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**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-id-help-kinda-silly-but/177223/4 "2003-05-24T14:38:18Z")

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It’s Chopin, the Fantasie-Impromptu middle section, popularly known as “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows.”

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**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classical-music-id-help-kinda-silly-but/177223/5 "2003-05-24T14:46:50Z")

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Here’s the whole thing: (scroll down and click on “Fantasie-Impromptu in C#, play for free”)

> **[Classical Archives: Artists](https://www.classicalarchives.com/performers/)**
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> Artist Index \[A\] - Play streams in full or download MP3 from Classical Archives (classicalarchives.com), the largest and best organized classical music site on the web.