HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhat's a piece of classical music that everyone knows but most people don't know they know?message-squaremessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down14
arrow-up1105arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a piece of classical music that everyone knows but most people don't know they know?HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square107fedilink
minus-squareMoobythegoldensock@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-211 months agoWilliam Tell Overture - An entire generation of people came up knowing a portion of the song as the Lone Ranger Theme. Also, I suspect very few people know The Blue Danube by name, but almost everyone could hum the entire thing if prompted.
minus-squarerhacer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoThis was gonna be my addition and you beat me to it.
William Tell Overture - An entire generation of people came up knowing a portion of the song as the Lone Ranger Theme.
Also, I suspect very few people know The Blue Danube by name, but almost everyone could hum the entire thing if prompted.
This was gonna be my addition and you beat me to it.