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We have a new one this week. The contestants are Lyle and Donna Jaffe from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I really didn’t have a clue, even though at least for the hidden song I could tell it was one I should know. And I knew I’d be in trouble when I saw the episode was 15 minutes long. That usually suggests a lot of discussion and playing the piece again to give a second chance. Which was the case, because the contests were at a loss. The best I can say is that I at least got the period of music right, for the composer style, but that’s not saying much. And yes, the hidden song is well-known (just very well-hidden for me, even when told was song it was and played again) – as is the composer style, but not one I would (nor did) recognize.
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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.
We have a new one this week. The contestant is Lloyd Altman from New York City. If you don't get the hidden song within maybe about three notes (once the hidden song kicks in), you either aren't trying or aren't listening. And I got the composer style pretty quickly, as well, which is extremely rare for me. Interestingly, or not (though it was for me…), the piece I thought it might have been based on - though there were enough diversion from that, so I wasn't sure - is not what composer Bruce Adolph said was its source, though he did mention the piece I had in mind as overlapping a bit with the selection. So, I was glad for that.
From the archives. The contestant this week is Riley McManus from New York, NY. I was able to pick out the hidden song very quickly. And to my happy surprise got the composer style, too. So, it’s a rare double-win.
From the archives. This week's contestant is Jane Johnson from Indianapolis, Indianapolis. The hidden song was very hidden, and I just couldn’t get it – until the very end when a phrase popped in, and I was pretty sure I was right – and I was. As for the composer style, I surprisingly had a guess after only the first couple of notes, but as it went on, changed it. And most surprisingly I should have stuck with my first, almost-immediate guess. Because as close in style as my official guess was, my initial choice was the right one.
From the archives. The contestant is Rivkah Meder from Richmond, Virginia. You know it’s going to be a tough one when host Fred Child says, “That was beautiful. Whatever it is.” One of the contestant’s guesses for the composer style was the same as mine – and wrong. And both the contestant and Child had no idea of the hidden song – nor did I. We all thought we heard a tune in there, but while the remnants of song were the same, it was wrong, as well. But there’s a good reason for that: it's known, but not well-known at all. So – good luck! But, yes, it is beautiful.
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