So there are technically only so many melodies possible, making it essentially a question of time until a songwriter or composer would come up with a certain sequence of notes without knowing that ...

There’s a recurring motif of escaping from the responsibilities of growing older: appearing as a long drive into the night on the unhurried melodies of “Binding” or as a literal exit by foot ...

You're probably tired of hearing your parents insist that the old songs are the best. But they could be right – as a study reveals song melodies have become simpler since the 1950s. Researchers ...

Melodies of popular songs have become simpler since the 1950s, according to scientists. An analysis of hundreds of chart hits ...

Now Brenda and Eddie are on Broadway, along with a bunch of their friends, in the Tony-winning musical Movin' Out. "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" as well as the complete songbook of five-time ...

Taylor Swift has dozens of melodies that centre on a single note. BBC Music reporter Mark Savage finds out why. It's easy to get distracted by her celebrity, but Taylor Swift is a once-in-a ...

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Michael Cavanaugh was nominated but did not win. Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Keith Roberts was ...

Norway’s Leprous have conjured up several exceptionally morose yet symphonic and impassioned progressive metal odysseys over the past few years (including 2019’s Pitfalls and 2021’s Aphelion ...

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Here's a few tips from old Bob to make your melody sweet. Melodies have a nice shape and don't stay on the same note. Like this… Don't worry, about a thing. Cos every little thing, is gonna be ...

The melodies in the opening section are fast, enabling the pianist to demonstrate his or her virtuosity. There is a lot of chromatic movement in the melodies, although the music is clearly in a ...