Can anyone identify this music?....?

Question

....used in this short video. It sounds like Mozart but I don't know.

http://www.vaux-le-vicomte.com/en/video-accueil.html

Answer 1

Well i just reposted the question in French on yahoo France and the vibe i'm getting so far is its the great Marc Antoine Charpentier...of the Baroque era as many suggested earlier...if you ever visit France, please find the time to go visit Vaux le vicomte!!! Its magnifique (comme on aime dits en francais)! er

Answer 2

I don't know, but the name of the place and the language sounds French. I'd imagine it's probably something done by a French composer, which would rule Mozart out since he was Austrian.

Answer 3

I had the same impression as fredrik and glinzek. My guess would have been Vivaldi, too. One reason it may seem to sound like Mozart is because I think it is being performed by a larger ensemble than would have been typical for the Baroque era. That always makes things sound more classical.

Answer 4

Agree with fredrick z

This is definitely a Baroque work and sounds very much like Vivaldi -- but I cannot identify it.

Even Mozart's earliest works were more "style gallant". This piece has the "constant motion", and motorhythmic hallmarks of the late Baroque. The use of basso continuo (harpsichord and cello/bass) is also an important listening clue.

Answer 5

I agree that this style represents the short period between Baroque and Classical music, but I doubt it's Vivaldi or Mozart. The last few notes sound like Handel's "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba". However, my personal guess is that it is Carl Philip Emanuel Bach. He's famous for his Rococo style which sounds somewhat similar to your piece.

Try the Allegro movements in these samples:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/CPE-Bach-Symphonies-Concertos-Leonhardt/dp/B00004TQQL

Answer 6

The music sounds like Vivaldi or one of his many imitators. Harmonically / melodically it seems to predate Mozart.

Answer 7

It sounds like a piece by Haydn or Vivaldi
to me.
It's not sprightly enough for Mozart.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

sounds like either Rameau or Lully I would have thrown in Couperin in the mix but he primarily wrote for keyboards


a THUMBS DOWN ha apparently someone has never heard Rameau nor Lully ... more likely Rameau

Answer 10

terribly sorry but i do agree with the other people.......i'm gonna say i'm about 98% sure its a french composer of the baroque. 1st.....the french are the french and if what ur listening to or talking isnt french they hate you....so naturally they would pick a french composer's song..........2nd its in baroque style!!! i hope you find it! if you do let me know what it is at [e-mail] pleez and thank you!!