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Funny, when I was maybe 10yo, I got scared when I realized that given the number of notes is finite, the number of different melodies would be too, and so we wo
by llsf 2y ago
Funny, when I was maybe 10yo, I got scared when I realized that given the number of notes is finite, the number of different melodies would be too, and so we would have one day to put new lyrics on old melodies.
- m463 2y agoI wonder... that was about the age when I found out: "twinkle twinkle little star" = "abc song"
- vundercind 2y agoA story especially for you: http://spiderrobinson.com/melancholyelephants.html http://spiderrobinson.com/melancholyelephants.html
- esafak 2y agoSince song have no time limit, and notes can be combined in numerous ways to form chords, there is no limit to the number of melodies. And that's before you consider musical temperaments.
- llsf 2y agoSure, there is no hard limit on the length of a song, but most are limited to <5min and based on a much shorter melody, just repeating in loop. Now older than 10yo, I understand that there are additional variables that increase the number of possible melodies. Turns out lots of popular melodies only gravitate around 4 chords (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Axis_of_Awesome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Axis_of_Awesome)
- 082349872349872 2y agoor even "ancient" lyrics on old melodies? Μα Τον Δια: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5fA6dTnyrE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5fA6dTnyrE (come to think of it, putting new lyrics to old melodies is much of what cabaret is about)