From the archives, and a fun, memorable one. This week’s contestants are Isabella and Francesca Dawas from Minneapolis, MN. And what’s shocking is that they are not twins, which will seem near-impossible as you listen to them, but they only refer to themselves as sisters. It’s possible that they just don’t mention that they’re twins, but it seems unlikely that sisters this giddy, talkative and close wouldn’t leap out to tell you that. As for the game itself, I got the hidden song extremely quickly, and I suspect most people will, since it’s not very well-hidden. As for the composer style, this is one of those areas I don’t know well and I just tossed a coin and guessed someone whose work I don’t know well. To my shock, I was right. I think I’ve guessed this person several times when I’m lost in the weeds, and it’s the first time I was correct. Huzzah!
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From the archives. We have a recent repeat this week, with contestant is Claire Nalven from Waltham, Massachusetts. This is a very florid piece, and the song is extremely well-hidden – and to my shock, I got it. And while I came close on the composer style, it was two people I find similar, and I guessed the wrong one.
From the archives. The contestant this week is Brandon Martin from Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was a rarity – I not only was able to get the composer style – and get it before the hidden song, but I got it within a few notes. That’s because the opening is clearly based on a famous piece of music. And I even got the hidden song pretty quickly. I suspect many, if not most people will get both, as well.
From the archives. This week, the contestant is Joseph Gewirtz of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. For the longest time, while I could tell where the hidden song was, I just couldn't nail it -- and then finally did. (It was quite clear, needless to say, when later played a second time.) My guess for the composer style was not only one of Mr. Gewirtz's guesses, but was born the same year as the composer who was the correct answer, and also the same year of a third even-more renowned composer. And all three wrote in somewhat the same style. The correct answer though is the least-famous of the three.
From the archives. This week's contestant is Garrett Fitzgerald from Orono, Maine. I got the hidden song within about six notes, and if you don't get it at all you aren't trying. Shockingly, Mr. Fitzgerald missed it -- and didn't even get it on a second listen. As for the composer style -- I didn't know. I only had one guess, and though wrong, I was surprised that composer Bruce Adolphe said that person I guessed overlapped with the correct answer, and that there were even touches in the pieces. So, though wrong I almost considered giving myself honorable mention. But seeing that I probably should have gotten it right -- and I think others can -- I won't...
Today’s bonus Fun Fact: I’ve actually been to Orono, Maine. It’s the home of the University of Maine, and I visited it on a day off when working on the Stephen King movie Pet Sematary. It was only about 35 miles from our film set in Ellsworth (and about 15 minutes from Bangor, where Stephen lives), and I not only thought it would be interesting to see both, but I wanted to buy a University of Maine Bears baseball cap. From the archives, this week's contestant is Sara Tillotson from Tulsa, Oklahoma. As I wrote previously, at first, I was able to pick out the hidden song by focusing on the proper hand which was playing the tune, though eventually it became perfectly clear without that. As for the composer style, I didn't have a clue -- the same as the contestant. To my surprise, my one offbeat guess was bizarrely close. I wouldn't have ever gotten it, though. It's tough. But perhaps you can get the era and type of music.
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