Score available on my website at: www.audiomuse.ca High quality version www.youtube.com ======================================== I have been receiving many comments regarding the origin of what is officially known as the “Nokia Tune.” The well-known, four-bar phrase was originally from Gran Vals, a composition by Francisco Tárrega for solo guitar. In 1993, the Nokia Corporation bought the whole Gran Vals and this four-bar phrase is now claimed as a trademark. While I am fully aware of this, my decision to name the composition “Nokia Fugue” is mostly a cultural one, as most people know the melody from the cellphone ring tone and not from Gran Vals. I hope that sheds some light on the matter. ======================================== This is an updated version with minor changes to the composition and with better audio, using the hamienet MIDI-to-MP3 converter. I had the idea of doing a fugue on the Nokia Tune (the cell phone ringtone) for a while, but never got around to doing it until now. The subject is taken from the Nokia Tune. At first, it was a bit challenging to work out a good implied harmony for the melody since it kind of stays in the same tonality for its first half. So in the end, this is what I came up with. This fugue uses inversion and stretto.
Nokia Fugue Op. 31
March 14th, 
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I can only chime in with the other comments here.
This is a brilliant composition.
So very relaxing and smooth.
I like it very much.
charming, this little fughe a 3
@raymondkkng midi is up on my website now.
That’s really very funny. And .. very well done. congrats.
thx u posting
LIKE ;D
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!
I honestly think that it would even sound well on a harpsichord, as it is transparent and with a no-nonsensical counterpoint for two hands – and yet varied and singing enough to remain interesting and not too brittle!!
Best greetings from Cologne!
@raymondkkng I’ll put it up on my website when I get a chance. Thanks!
Would you mind sending me a file for this fugue. It would be very cool as my ring-tone.
@kastlesucksTDOTS Yes. Check out the video response posted by mariateresaramos248. She has done a wonderful rendition.
@zeryx28 is this playable?
Great!!!
I really like this!! =) great job. I am a also a musician if you’re intrested in checking out my channel. I have my origonally composed songs on my page. But again, this was quite enjoyable! I’ll be sure to check out more of your songs..
@supermariozaken That would be me. =)
who was the genius who composed that?
I practiced this piece on-and-off for the past several days and am finally able to play it moreorless. I will be performing this work at the West Coast Student Composers Symposium at SFU, Burnaby (BC, Canada) on January 29. So excited!
that is great! i love these ideas of making complex compositions from simple tunes! congratulations!
Perfectly!
I was thinking how it would be in the other way… like… you know, you can overlap subject and answer in the exposition if it is for a single note, plus, here, the subject’s length is up to you, so one could just make the subject end with E and consider the A a free part, right when the answer starts on A too… The fact is, I really like that codetta, very Bach-like, and the ensuing asymmetry (4+1=5 bars, 7 for the second entry plus episode) is very beautiful, so, best choice IMHO
modulate to the dominant key. And so it would be logical to have a real answer, since we are already in the dominant key.
Hope that answers your question.
@PaoloDelLungo Thank you!
My choice of a real answer is mostly due to, as you had suggested, harmonic modulation needs. This is often the case of fugue whose main subject (i) ends in tonic tonality, and (ii) ends on its own without overlapping with the next idea.
As you can see, as the composer, I have set the length of the subject to be four bars (personal taste). Since the subject ends on the beginning of the fourth bar, it calls for a little codetta, which allows enough time to (cont’d)
This is a good work indeed!
Can you clarify why you chose a real answer instead of a tonal one (first pitch A instead of B mutating as required) – I personally kinda like real fugues, however, and also in Bach this is not uncommon. Personal taste? Harmonic manipulation needs? Thanks in advance
@mikejr41387 lol nah. I take it as a compliment that my amateur audio editing skills are somewhat convincing, is what I meant to say.
haha dammit…. obviously a computer… what a dumbass imust be
@mikejr41387 It’s actually played by my computer, but if I was able to fool you into thinking it was a human recording, then I guess I must have tweaked it pretty convincingly.
wow great job… and very elegant playing as well