Mystery music, kemo sabe

A question has been gnawing at my mind for a long time. Years, literally. I just can't find the answer.

It has to do with classical music and the Lone Ranger--the old radio program from many years ago.

Many of you know that the music that opened the TV program (and the radio show) was the William Tell Overture by Rossini. This is about some other music they always played during the radio program.

The show had clips of other pieces of classical music at various times, as the story transitioned from scene to scene. (Why classical music? Since it was in the public domain, they didn't have to pay royalties for its use.)

Right in the middle of the program, at the program goes into and comes out of a commercial break is some music that I just can't identify. I [I]think [/I]it's by Richard Wagner. It sounds like it should be by Wagner: It's dramatic, a little grandiose, lots of brass, majestic. It's very interesting, and I really want to get a copy of the entire piece. Except I don't know whose music it is and what the title is.

So I'm turning to you. Can you help me?

You probably want to hear the music for yourself. Go to www.otr.net. It's a website where you can listen to many different old-time radio programs online, free. You can't beat the price. (You will need the free Real player to listen.)

The programs are about a half hour long, and the mystery music comes on about halfway through the program--about the 14-15 minute mark. [URL="http://otr.net/r/lone/541.ram"]This program[/URL] has the music starting at 14:46, and you hear it for about a minute and a quarter.

These are old, old programs, but I find they are still fun to listen to. I have also found a site where I can download podcasts of old radio, so I transfer them to my iPod and listen to them during some of my long drives. (Like the one I have tomorrow.)

Other radio programs I like to listen to are Gunsmoke, Jack Benny and Lux Radio Theater (which are hour-long versions of movies, with the same actors in the roles).

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I'm driving to a football game far from home Friday night. A year ago (well, it was Oct. 15), I went to a football game out of town, and here is the weather I had to deal with ...
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Tomorrow, the weather forecast is calling for showers and thunderstorms. And the low tomorrow night? A balmy 60 degrees! Like mid summer!

Just keep the deer away, OK? The car goes in for repairs on next Tuesday.