The Dream Waltz

[croatthetop]

just one word... UNBELIEVABLE! Im guitar player myself and I also dreamt cool song for my guitar but i wasnt able to write it down so i forgot it :/.. anyway, lately i wanna learn piano too, for real... is there any chance of geting learning video of this song? or perhaps notes? i doubt i could pay for it... :/

[artlvr16]

Man, I wish I had dreams like this! Had to be one heck of a dream! XD

[BobLiebermanComedian]

This melody is a ripoff of the intro to Billy Joel's "The Stranger" from 1977. Listen to the first minute and tell me I'm not right. You can find it easily on YouTube.

[shanti92]

@BobLiebermanComedian tell me what in this world is not inspired by something else?

[BobLiebermanComedian]

@shanti92 - There is a difference between inspiration and reproduction. This melody is a reproduction, whether intentional or not, of the intro to Billy Joel's "The Stranger." We're not talking about a few notes in common; we're talking about a string of musical phrases.

[CountSymphonic]

@BobLiebermanComedian

While the into passage to "The Stranger" and sections of this "Dream Waltz" do sound somewhat similar, I wouldn't go as far as to say that this song is a "reproduction" of "The Stranger". Do notice, that both artists are using chord progressions common to old Classical compositions, which is why these two songs have some similar yet different musical ideas. The more you think of music as "reproduction" the more you rob yourself of an incredible emotional experience.

[BobLiebermanComedian]

@CountSymphonic , it's so much more than chord progression. Hundreds, if not thousands, of songs use the same chord progression as Gershwin's "I've Got Rhythm," yet none of them (that I've ever heard) have a melody that sounds "somewhat similar" to it.

I'm not saying the melody was *intentionally* copied . But denying it's Billy Joel's melody set to a waltz tempo is like saying "My Sweet Lord" is a different melody than "He's So Fine" or "What Child is This" is different from "Greensleeves"

[CountSymphonic]

@BobLiebermanComedian

Yes, and do you realize that both artists are influenced classically? I failed to mention that I've heard music composed long before Billy Joel's time using similar melodies as well as progressions. These similar melodies are hard to avoid when you're using a common chord progression, especially when the scale that these chord progressions were built off is used for the melody, without any chromatic notes. Saying this is Billy Joel's melody is like saying Bach copied him!

[BobLiebermanComedian]

@CountSymphonic , if your point is valid, then there should be at least one existing melody that is very similar to, and predates, "The Stranger." If you can point me to one, I will withdraw my accusation. Until then, I invite you to reread my previous response about the irrelevance of using identical chord progressions, which you did not respond to.

[AJslippery]

@CountSymphonic no its not like saying bach copied him, .. because history is linear. Bach came first.

[Atreyumv]

So beautiful!

[savethetrees433]

I gotta tell you Mike, you make it sound so easy. I'm about a month into practicing it since I bought it at your Raymond concert and I've sorta got the first four pages down. Unfortunately, I stray a little towards the heavy side when I play it, and I find myself imitating Rachmaninov than Strauss. Either way, fantastic piece.

[Reverie101]

this is stunning! its really like THE dream waltz you'll ever hear.

[troylow]

OMG its so damn nice, its really like you are in a dream... wow! amazing song, so mysterious...

[Xianiable]

=DDD!!!! i met him! he was checking the pianos at my school, and we were in music class, and we asked him to play something, and he played this!!!! it was AMAZING standing next to him while he was playing this!

[getleverage20]

wow. I don't know what to say, this song is amazing

Watching the World Go By is also spectacular

[shannyshanzen]

i listened to the dream waltz some time back and one day, i had a dream of a tune just like this guy and i thought i had composed it in my dream. upon further investigation, i realized it was the 'dream waltz'. wiki the dream waltz and you would find tune attributed to beethoven. however, the real composer of this tune is unknown.

this dream waltz has the power to make people dream about it long after they have heard it. miraculous! whoever composed it was a genius~

[beethoven2nd]

Very nice 5 stars and i thought that it was beethoven's dream waltz because beetnoven has a dream waltz but this is much good.

[ChristianeBaby123]

this is beautiful

[fjgdifbhskdnja]

1. Dream Waltz 2. Say U Love Me - Jason/Lara 3.遇到：方雅贤 4.爱情海：叶庆龙 5.听见：方雅贤 6. Say U Love Me (Guitar Version) 7. 靠近一点点 - Lara 8. 能不能 - Jason & 温岚 9. 全世界的人都知道 - 王俞匀 10. 和平世界 (Guitar Version) 11. 后悔 - 何书宇 12. 恶作剧 - 王蓝茵 13. Sky - 叶庆龙

[htnguyen32]

I Never get tired listening to this. It's absolutely mesmerizing to listen because it's so beautiful.

[googlejerry]

why is this song not popular???

[ChiChopsticks]

Absolutely breathtaking!

[RayanEGb]

amazing!!!

[mrchristian27]

Absolutely beautiful!!! Is there any available sheet music?

[evelyndidi]

Just beautiful!!!!

[evelyndidi]

It is a beautiful Waltz.!!!

[sping60]

因為這個旋律 我哭了

[sChilLagIrL]

could listen endlessly to this....amazing x3

[bigdogstore]

Beautiful.

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[crazypianolady]

Wow, I love this! Nice chord sequence I thought

[rajbow1]

lovely :)

[smartypants018]

beautiful. I fell in love with this the first time I heard it. I just close my eyes and listen to what sounds like a romantic tragedy, yet very passionately.

[aceonacom]

It's so moving performace when I was listening at wisperings of iTunes Channel first time.unbelievable ,i found it at here finally!!

[ytfarmer90]

Same with me! THIS IS AMAZING, i shall learn it today, ahah

[redsoxfan407]

Likewise! I thought it sounded very nice, too.

[RandomCoke]

he apparently had a very concise dream XD luckily...

[crazypianolady]

I think it's amazing that he dreamt it. I did have a dream once about a melody, but it wasn't half as good as this! Maybe it's just too much piano on the brain.....if you have such a thing :)

[RandomCoke]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[BytomGirl]

quix1983, actually the Dream Waltz was from Oskar Strauss, no relation to Josef. More contemporary of the Strausees, died in the 1950s. Nice melody! Nice interpretation.

[cookoosss3241]

Actually I kind of agree with that assumption. This song MAY have derived from Billy Joels "The stranger" but all in all it sounds G-R-E-A-T

[quix1983]

there were Josef Strauß and Billy Joel making music together in your dream. It's definately Billy Joels "The stranger"! But I like ist ;)

[waldteufel78]

Just beautiful. Congratulations! In my opinion this waltz is not suitable for dancing. I'd rather sit there with my eyes closed, listening to it.

[timbarton411]

I listen to this song every day, Its beautiful.

[bobtaurus]

This is simply a "waltz-ification" of the whistled intro to Billy Joel's "The Stranger."

[Neastie]

it totally sounds like a dream... :)

[moeraeleizhaj]

omg.. =O that was wondeful... i love this waltz... thanks for sharing :3

[jacsport2]

Wow. You are truly a master. I would give anything to play like that. You should record it and make a CD of all your great works. I would definitely recommend it to all of my friends

[scriptique]

*jaw drops to the ground*

Bravo!

[somenutt]

beautiful song- is there any way i could get you to play my waltz?

[utalice]

Very beautiful song, thanks for sharing it with us. =)