Lyrics & Knowledge Personal Pages Record Shop Auction Links Radio & Media Kids Membership Help
The Mudcat Cafesj



User Name Thread Name Subject Posted
GUEST,kaxtell at gmail dot com Can you help me identify this melody? (4) Can you help me identify this "old Bohemian air"? 02 Aug 08

Hello, I am trying to find a title for a melody that I have been told is "an old Bohemian air." I have no lyrics that might help, unfortunately. The melody is a march (2/4 time). Here are the pitches/rhythms in the key of A-flat for the first four bars:

C (quarter) C (dotted-8th) C (16th)| C (dotted-quarter) B-flat (eighth)| A-flat B-flat C D-flat (all eighths)| C B-flat (both quarters)

The next four bars repeat the first four, beginning on D-flat, and then there are 8 more bars after this for a total of 16. If it would help for me to provide the conclusion, let me know and I'll do so.

(If anyone happens to know the musical Show Boat, by Jerome Kern, this is the music that is used for the entrance of the band and Captain Andy just prior to the chorus of "Captain Andy."

THANK YOU for your time!!!!!!!!!

Post to this Thread -

Back to the Main Forum Page

By clicking on the User Name, you will requery the forum for that user. You will see everything that he or she has posted with that Mudcat name.

By clicking on the Thread Name, you will be sent to the Forum on that thread as if you selected it from the main Mudcat Forum page.

By clicking on the Subject, you will also go to the thread as if you selected it from the original Forum page, but also go directly to that particular message.

By clicking on the Date (Posted), you will dig out every message posted that day.

Try it all, you will see.