From the archives. This week's contestant is Benjamin Keating from Monticello, Illinois. I got the hidden song within a few notes, and I think most people should get it soon enough. Oddly, though, the contestant was stumped by it – yet got the composer style right off. In fairness, he acknowledges he’s pretty young, and with a lot of clues does eventually get it. As for the composer style, it didn’t sound like an area in my wheelhouse, though my guess wasn’t terribly wrong. But when I heard the answer, I think I should have gotten it, and some of you may.
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From the archives, the contestant on this week's episode is Jackie Aivaliotis from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At first I thought I didn't have a clue, particularly since it's a style of music that is generally a totally toss-up for me. And the song was well-hidden. Then I thought I might have the hidden song. And then...I didn't, and didn't have a clue. But then I was certain that I did know the hidden song -- and was right. And was even correct on my guess of the composer style. So...going from "not a clue" to getting both -- huzzah!
Remarkably, we have a new episode to the site, not one out of the archives. This week’s contestants are Tara Rozanski and Kobi Davidson from Collingswood, New Jersey. I got the hidden song pretty quickly, and thought most would, as long as they knew the song which – while not hugely popular is a standard with a famous pedigree – because it’s not much hidden. But maybe not, because neither the contestants nor host Fred Child couldn’t guess it, even when Bruce Adolphe played it almost completely unadorned. As for the composer style, I couldn’t tell and foolishly should have been able to, since it’s one of my favorites.
From the archives. This week’s contestant is Chris Freitag from New York City. I think the hidden song should be extremely easy for most people. Right off the bat, and then there is a passage later that removes any doubt. The composer style was more difficult, though it’s based on an actual piece of music, so if you know it you’ll get the composer. I didn’t, though I do like the composer.
From the archives. The contestant is Stephen Farrand from Freeport, Maine. It’s a tough one. I didn’t get the composer style, in large part because it’s one I’m not terribly well-versed in…and also because, while well-known, his music is not terribly familiar to people. Including me. And I couldn’t get the hidden song either – the first time through. But when composer Bruce Adolphe played it through a second time, I did get it. (What I didn't get was points for guessing it on second hearing...)
I’ll also give myself a bonus point for having been in Freeport, Maine. I went several times, in fact, when working on the Stephen King movie, Pet Sematary. It’s a town of outlet stores (quite literally, they proliferate everywhere), the centerpiece of which is the home of L.L. Bean. We actually have a new one this week. The contestant is Dan Feld from New York, New York. I got the hidden song pretty quickly – though this is one where some people will, too, and others won’t have a clue. (When they finally give the “name” of the song…that really isn’t its name, but just a way, I guess, that a lot of people identify it.) As for the composer style, it’s one that I’m not all that knowledgeable with enough to pick out differences and usually can only say, “Well, it’s like maybe one of these several composers…” And then select one that seems probably the closest to me. So, as I listened, I marked this one down as a sure miss -- but I got it right!
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