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This article is from the Classical music FAQ, by Gabe M. Wiener gabe@panix.com with numerous contributions by others.

3. I heard this melody on the radio. How do I figure out what it is? (Classical music)

First option: Call the radio station and ask. They're usually quite
helpful about this sort of thing.

Second option: Most mainstream-market classical stations publish a
monthly program guide. If you are a regular listener, you might
consider subscribing for just this reason.

Beyond that, we are presuming you know a little something about musical
notation or at the very least, musical note names. Your local music
library will have a number of dictionaries of musical themes that will
help you identify the theme. See below in the reference books
section.

If after researching you still cannot find the theme, then post to the
net with the theme represented as note-names.

 

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