Nokia tune
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Nokia tune is a phrase from a composition for solo guitar, Gran Vals, by Francisco Tárrega, written in 1902.[1]
In 1993 Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President of Nokia, brought the whole Gran Vals for Lauri Kivinen (now Head of Corporate Affairs) and together they selected the excerpt that became "Nokia tune". [2]
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A section from Gran Vals is used by Nokia for promoting its cellphones. Known as the Nokia tune (also called Grande Valse on old Nokia mobile phones), it is taken from measures 14-17, and appears again towards the end at measure 142.
The tune, which Nokia claims as a sound trademark,[3] was the first identifiable musical ring tone on a mobile phone.[4]
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- ^ Tony Skinner, Raymond Burley (2002). Classical Guitar Playing: Grade Seven (LCM). Registry Publications Ltd. p. 10. ISBN 189846667X.
- ^ Juutilainen, Esa-Markku and Kukkula, Tapio (2007). Lukion Musa 1. WSOY. p. 41. ISBN 9789510307564.
- ^ Quoted from the Nokia 6233 manual: "Nokia Tune is a sound mark of Nokia Corporation."
- ^ Ryzik, Melena Z. (2005-07-10). "The Nokia Fugue in G Major". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/10/arts/music/10ryzi.html?pagewanted=print. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
