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The Ringtone That Defined an Era: A Retrospective on the Nokia Tune

The Ringtone That Defined a Decade: The Story of the Nokia Tune  old nokia ringtone

Sonic Identity: It became a universal language, signifying "someone is calling" in every corner of the globe. The Ringtone That Defined an Era: A Retrospective

1. The main one: Nokia Tune

• Actual name: Grande Valse (or Grand Waltz)
• Composed by: Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909), a Spanish classical guitarist
  (He originally wrote it for guitar as Gran Vals)
• Used by Nokia from: 1994 (Nokia 2110) onward
• Segment used: Measures 13–16 of the waltz — a 13-note phrase
• File format (old phones): Usually monophonic MIDI / RTTTL (Ring Tone Text Transfer Language)

: Nokia chose the piece in 1992 partly because Tárrega had been dead for more than 70 years, meaning the music was in the public domain and free from copyright restrictions. Actual name: Grande Valse (or Grand Waltz )