Hello, friends!
A longer and longer interval of time goes by between blog posts here, but, rest assured, I still get songs stuck in my head (and still love getting them stuck in yours!)
This classical or operatic melody came to me this morning. I still know as little about music theory as ever, but a cursory search online tells me this repeating sequence of four notes that change only slightly might be called an ostinato. It's super famous; I'm sure you know it, too. No idea what piece of popculture I know it from, though odds are Looney Tunes, as usual.
I used this virtual piano tool to tenuously suss out the notes, starting with a mid-range G, which was close to the tone I had in my head.
Please help me identify this tune, and where you know it from!
I think this is from the 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody by Franz Liszt.
ReplyDeleteHey Anon! I'm sorry this reply is nearly TWO YEARS too late, but, you are absolutely correct! This very awkward re-creation was definitely part of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2! I even started writing a follow-up post (again, two years ago!) Maybe I'll post it soon...? Don't hold your breath! But thank you for the knowledge!
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