Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2012 May 12

= May 12 =

Is Chopin's Nocturne Op.9 No.2 a waltz?
113.190.102.74 (talk) 16:05, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Our article Nocturnes, Op. 9 (Chopin) describes it as having a "waltz like accompaniment", and it's in 12/8 rather than 3/4 time, so the answer is probably "no". Tevildo (talk) 16:46, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Even if it were in 3/4, that in itself would not make it a waltz. Chopin did write a pile of Waltzes (Chopin), but this nocturne was not one of them.  Similarly, a piece is not a march just because it's in 2/4 or 4/4 time. --  ♬  Jack of Oz  ♬  [your turn]  21:33, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Although it is in 12/8, you can instead count 1 2 3 1 2 3, it matches. 113.190.102.74 (talk) 23:47, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Not every song in three time (or compound 3 time) is a waltz. Waltzes are a specific type of dance-song which is in 3/4 time, but merely because you can count the time off in threes doesn't automatically make a song a waltz.  -- Jayron  32  04:17, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Flintstones question
Bedrock City in Custer, South Dakota has a Mount Rushmore parody... not sure who other than Fred, Barney, and Dino is on the sculpture. Tried various fan sites, to no avail. Here's a link to the image. --  Zanimum (talk) 18:19, 12 May 2012 (UTC)


 * The article says its Mr Grantitebilt. That might be Fred's boss at the quarry? RudolfRed (talk) 18:54, 12 May 2012 (UTC)


 * (ec) Our article says the 4th figure is Mr. Granitebilt, apparently a parody of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Not sure why they would carve such a minor character, though.  (Fred's boss was Mr. Slate, unless they changed it over the run of the show.) StuRat (talk) 18:58, 12 May 2012 (UTC)


 * And who, you may ask, is Mr. Granitebilt? He’s the founder of the city of Bedrock, says Flintstones Bedrock City’s manager, Greg Gunderson. - Cucumber Mike (talk) 19:05, 12 May 2012 (UTC)