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The Nokia tune is a phrase from a composition for solo guitar, Gran Vals, composed in 1902 by the Spanish classical guitarist and composer Francisco Tárrega. [1] It has been associated with Finnish corporation Nokia since the 1990s, becoming the first identifiable musical ringtone on a mobile phone; Nokia selected an excerpt to be used as its default ringtone.
Gran vals (Grand Waltz, used in the Nokia tune) Danza odalisca (Odalisque Dance) Pavana (Pavane) Paquito (Waltz) Pepita (Pepita) Vals en re (Waltz in D major) Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra) [n 3] Mazurka en sol (Mazurka in G) Sueño mazurka (Dream Mazurka, on a mazurka by Chopin) Minueto (Minuet)
He has also produced songs, advertising jingles, movie scores and orchestrations. He also worked with Nokia during 2000 to 2004, [7] creating polyphonic arrangements of monophonic ringtones, including the Nokia tune, [2] as well as creating MIDI karaoke backing tracks for Roland. [8]
Tárrega was born on 21 November 1852, in Villarreal, Province of Castellón, Spain. [2] It is said that Francisco's father played flamenco and several other music styles on his guitar; when his father was away working as a watchman at the Convent of San Pascual, Francisco would take his father's guitar and attempt to make the beautiful sounds he had heard.
Other songs from the same period also used the tune. The same notes form the bridge in the "Hot Scotch Rag", written by H. A. Fischler in 1911. An early recording used the seven-note tune at both the beginning and the ending of a humorous 1915 song, by Billy Murray and the American Quartet, called "On the 5:15".
In addition to Nokia, the engine was licensed to other manufacturers such as Danger and Sony Ericsson. Most notably, the engine was used on most Nokia phones of the time to play the polyphonic version of the Nokia tune arranged by Ian Livingstone (often falsely attributed as being Dolby's own work), who created several polyphonic arrangements ...
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Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra) is a classical guitar piece composed in Málaga by Spanish composer and guitarist Francisco Tárrega. [1] It requires the tremolo technique and is often performed by advanced players.