Today's Piano Puzzler

We have a new one this week.  This week's contestant is Thomas Morgan of Sherwood, Arkansas.  I could easily hear a hidden song, but couldn’t place what it was.  But then, neither could the contestant and host Fred Childe.  I did have a guess, but was sure I was wrong, because composer Bruce Adolph said it was actually adapted from the classical piece, and as far as I knew, my guess wasn’t.  But -- it turns out I was right!!  I had no idea that the song by a very well-known composer was based on another composition.  I thought I had a sense of the composer style, but was way off.  Your mileage will likely vary.

And it must be noted that not only do we have a new one this week…we have the last new one this week.  Host Fred Child announced last year, in October, 2024, that he would be stepping down as host from Performance Today in a year, and that though there would be a new host of the show, he would be retiring the Piano Puzzler.  However, because the archive of past Piano Puzzlers will remain online (and since they’ve often had repeats for years), I’ll still post them – if not weekly, to allow for some other weekend audio, then at least regularly.

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