Totally OT: Music Question

Wayne Boatwright said:

Does anyone recall which Humoresque was used in the 1946 film of the same
title with Joan Crawford and John Garfield? I'm drawing a blank, and allmy
music and recordings are packed.

TIA

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I'm pretty sure that it is Chopin.

karen

On Wed 15 Jun 2005 11:19:44p, karen wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

Does anyone recall which Humoresque was used in the 1946 film of the
same title with Joan Crawford and John Garfield? I'm drawing a blank,
and all my music and recordings are packed.

TIA

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

I'm pretty sure that it is Chopin.

karen

Thank you, Karen. Actually, I don't think Chopin wrote a humoresque. I'm
a Chopin "nut" and I don't recall that as one of his works. It may have
been Dvorak, but he wrote several different humoresque works. If it's
Dvorak, then I'm confused on which one. If it does happen to be Chopin,
then that's one on me. :-)

Cheers!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Wayne wrote:
"Does anyone recall which Humoresque was used in the 1946 film of the
same
title with Joan Crawford and John Garfield? I'm drawing a blank, and
all my
music and recordings are packed."
---------------
I'm pretty sure it was the Dvorak "Humoresque"--the one that was
forever ruined for me by the words sung to it at summer camp to that
insistent rhythm:

"PASSengers will PLEASE refrain from FLUSHING the TOILet while the
TRAIN is Standing in the Station, I love you".

Wayne, if you don't know this take-off version, I sincerely apologize,
because you will never be able to forget it.

Schumann also wrote a couple of Humoresques, and others, as you know.
Cheers, Nancree

On Thu 16 Jun 2005 02:48:03a, nancree wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Wayne wrote:
"Does anyone recall which Humoresque was used in the 1946 film of the
same
title with Joan Crawford and John Garfield? I'm drawing a blank, and
all my
music and recordings are packed."
---------------
I'm pretty sure it was the Dvorak "Humoresque"--the one that was
forever ruined for me by the words sung to it at summer camp to that
insistent rhythm:

Thanks, Nancree. The more I heard it in my head, the more I felt sure it
was Dvorak as well. Dvorak's has a more "Hungarian gypsy" quality to it
than does Schumann's, especially when played on violin.

A bit of Googling turned up a partial score I could view, and it is indeed
Dvorak's.

Quoted message said:

"PASSengers will PLEASE refrain from FLUSHING the TOILet while the
TRAIN is Standing in the Station, I love you".

LOL! Yet another image that will probably stick in my head!

Quoted message said:

Wayne, if you don't know this take-off version, I sincerely apologize,
because you will never be able to forget it.

If that isn't bad enough, though, Humoresque can also be "partnered" with
"Old Folks at Home". That's something I learned from another site I
happened onto. Try and get that out of your mind. :-)

Another partnered pair is Pachelbel Canon and Jolly Old St. Nicholas. I
wish I didn't know that!

Quoted message said:

Schumann also wrote a couple of Humoresques, and others, as you know.

I do love Schumann's works for piano, as well as his Rhenish symphony.

Cheers!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Wayne Boatwright said:

Does anyone recall which Humoresque was used in the 1946 film of the same
title with Joan Crawford and John Garfield? I'm drawing a blank, and all my
music and recordings are packed.

TIA

It was Dvorak. I believe that it was originally written for the
piano, Opus 101. It became one of the most popular "encore" pieces
for violinists and one my father, an amateur "fiddler" played for me
every often. It was one of my favorites, the others being Schumann's
Traeumerei (Kinderscenen) and Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen.

On Thu 16 Jun 2005 04:53:28a, Margaret Suran wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

Does anyone recall which Humoresque was used in the 1946 film of the
same title with Joan Crawford and John Garfield? I'm drawing a blank,
and all my music and recordings are packed.

TIA

It was Dvorak. I believe that it was originally written for the
piano, Opus 101. It became one of the most popular "encore" pieces
for violinists and one my father, an amateur "fiddler" played for me
every often. It was one of my favorites, the others being Schumann's
Traeumerei (Kinderscenen) and Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen.

Thank you, Margaret. I was able to find a readable score as a result from
a Google search, however, it did not list the Opus. Yes, it was originally
written for piano. I played it as a youth, however, I have always
preferred hearing it played on violin. Although I studied an assortment of
instruments beginning with piano at age 4, the only stringed instrument I
ever studied was cello. I'll always wish it had been violin. I have a
collection of both Dvorak and Schumann (both Robert and Clara) on old LPs,
but they are all packed for moving. I'm positive that both the Schumann
works you mentioned are included. Neither of my parents were musical,
although they were avid listeners. I would have loved it if either had
played an instrument.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

nancree said:

I'm pretty sure it was the Dvorak "Humoresque"--the one that was
forever ruined for me by the words sung to it at summer camp to that
insistent rhythm:

"PASSengers will PLEASE refrain from FLUSHING the TOILet while the
TRAIN is Standing in the Station, I love you".

Wayne, if you don't know this take-off version, I sincerely apologize,
because you will never be able to forget it.

We used to sing it in a very delicate 4-part harmony to horrified looks.
Made life worth living.

HUMORESQUE
Passengers will please refrain
From flushing toilets while the train
Is standing in the station, I love you.

We encourage constipation
While the train is in the station
Moonlight always makes me think of you

If you really must pass water
Kindly call the Pullman porter
He'll place a vessel in your vestibule

As I sit here tearing tissue
Oh, my darling, how I miss you
Everything I do, I do for you.

Since I'm going with your daughter
I've had trouble passing water
Sorry that I ever came to town

I'm the guy that did the pushin'
Dirtied up the front seat cushion
Footprints on the dashboard upside down

Promenading in the park,
Goosing statues after dark
If Sherman's horse can take it why can't you
author unknown

Wayne Boatwright said:

Does anyone recall which Humoresque was used in the 1946 film of the same
title with Joan Crawford and John Garfield? I'm drawing a blank, and all my
music and recordings are packed.

There's more than one?

Kate

karen said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

Does anyone recall which Humoresque was used in the 1946 film of the same
title with Joan Crawford and John Garfield? I'm drawing a blank, and all my
music and recordings are packed.

TIA

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

I'm pretty sure that it is Chopin.

I believe it is Dvorak. I'm a Chopin freak
and he never wrote anything called Humoresque
as far as I am aware.

Kate

Wayne Boatwright said:

Does anyone recall which Humoresque was used in the 1946 film of the same
title with Joan Crawford and John Garfield?

Humoresque No. 7 for piano in G flat major, B. 187/7 (Op. 101/7)

Kate

On Fri 17 Jun 2005 07:08:39a, Kate Connally wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

Does anyone recall which Humoresque was used in the 1946 film of the
same title with Joan Crawford and John Garfield? I'm drawing a blank,
and all my music and recordings are packed.

There's more than one?

Kate

Dvorak wrote these:

Humoresque in e flat minor
Humoresque in B major
Humoresque in A flat major
Humoresque in F major
Humoresque in a minor
Humoresque in B major
Humoresque in G flat major
Humoresque in b flat minor

Schumann, Tchaikovsky, and others also wrote various humoresque.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

On Fri 17 Jun 2005 07:37:40a, Kate Connally wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

Does anyone recall which Humoresque was used in the 1946 film of the same
title with Joan Crawford and John Garfield?

Humoresque No. 7 for piano in G flat major, B. 187/7 (Op. 101/7)

Kate

Thanks, Kate. Yes, I finally found a score of it on the web. That's the
one.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974