can anyone help me with the name and composer of a classical composition? (genre, famous)

[scottyr]

This has been bugging me a long time....when i was a kid, a friend of mine used to play computer flight simulators based on WW1 battles. He used to play a classical composition on his tape deck while playing the game...the composition fit the game perfectly....

Now, the composition was in the style of Wagner and featured a loud, booming, over-the-top full orchastra. I would say it was probably part of the late 19th century/early 20th century "romantic" movement....had a very rousing, almost Star-wars-ish feel....although i am positive it was not Wagner or any of the famous guys like Tschovsky...my friend mentioned a name once, i forget what it was, though it might of been French.

Now, the only thing i can do is transcribe myself humming the powerful opening notes of the song....something like

DOO DOOT DOO! DOO DOOT DOO! DOOT DOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the following notes are not as rousing as the opening

i know this is very vague, but if you could help, i would appreciate it dearly

[C2ShiningC]

Yes, that is vague, but since you mentioned Star Wars, how about this, since John Williams borrowed heavily from Holst's "The Planets":


HOLST - Mars from "The Planets Suite" - YouTube

[scottyr]

nope, kinda the same genre though, thanks anyways

[Felix C]

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?

Beethoven's 5th Symphony - YouTube

[scottyr]

definatly not beethoven or mozart, the artist is more obscure...and im pretty sure he was either late 1800s or early 1900s

[passionatearts]

Originally Posted by scottyr

definatly not beethoven or mozart, the artist is more obscure...and im pretty sure he was either late 1800s or early 1900s

Was it perhaps something by Gustav Mahler?

[scottyr]

i just phoned a radio station and hummed it to them, they suggusted Holst, suite 1 for military band...and it does sound like its in the same genre...maybe it is even Holst.....but they did not get it right...close, but no cigar

[scottyr]

they also said it was a British march and said maybe Elgar or Vaughan Williams if not Holst....

it does sound similar to this Vaughan Williams piece


Vaughan Williams Suite of English Folk Songs - March -Folk Songs from Somerset - YouTube

----Not the song im looking for, but similar in sound nonetheless

[scottyr]

Ralph Vaughn Williams - March From English Folk Song Suite - YouTube


FOUND IT!!!!!!!!! this is the one...thanks to all who helped

[C2ShiningC]

Cool, it's great that the radio station was able to help you.