I don't know why I remembered that show yesterday, but I wondered: how well can you identify a tune from the last notes?
Friday, September 15, 2017
Tunes
I remember a TV game show called "Name That Tune." Contestants were given a clue, and then a bidding war ensued starting at 7 notes: "I can name that tune in 4 notes." When one conceded, the piano player played the winning number of notes (sometimes only 1!), and the other tried to guess the name of the tune.
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Sort-of-on-topic-but-perhaps-not-really: It's odd how many pop songs don't really end. They just repeat the chorus, or part of it, and fade out. Perhaps because that's easier than really creating a satisfying musical resolution for a tune.
So maybe it's harder to name a tune by the ending notes, at least when the ending notes aren't especially distinctive or memorable.
Agree with jaed, but also bet that it's more difficult under the best of circumstances.
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