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> For instance, take Beethoven's Symphony No 5 in C minor, you know the one with the famous opening that repeatedly taps out 'V' for victory in Morse code Alwa
by Gordonjcp 4y ago
> For instance, take Beethoven's Symphony No 5 in C minor, you know the one with the famous opening that repeatedly taps out 'V' for victory in Morse code
Always worth pointing out that Beethoven's 5th predates Morse Code by a good 40 years or so, though. Morse was in his early teens when Beethoven wrote it.
- hilbert42 4y agoYeah, but the association - the V for Victory stuff - only came in during WWII. I should have been more explicit, I've a tendency to forget that many of today's internet users have probably never even even heard Morse code let alone understand it.