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Do you recognise this from a snip of sheet music?

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00100001 · 02/02/2023 19:33

So, I'm reading a paper,.and there's a small piece of sheet music on it like a header on some pages....

the paper subject is Software Development, so no clue as to why this is in it?

Can any musical people out there identify it?

Do you recognise this from a snip of sheet music?
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00100001 · 02/02/2023 19:33

Or at least say if it's "real" or a nice tune etc.

Or can you play it??

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vintagechristmas · 02/02/2023 19:37

Oooh love a puzzle like this. I have a music degree and classically trained. I find the writing hard to read. Also no clefs, not clear to me really that it's for piano. If I had to guess is it a company theme tune/ jingle, a log on theme for a computer? Awaiting other responses eagerly!

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00100001 · 02/02/2023 19:42

Could you play it on a piano?

I can give context of the paper, author etc if we think it would help?

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vintagechristmas · 02/02/2023 19:46

Yes that would massively help! I can play it but don't recognise the tune as anything really. There's a lot of context of the music missing. I could give you a run down if the analysis of the music but it would be pure guess work.

PlaitBilledDuckyPuss · 02/02/2023 19:47

No idea but curious. Is it the Windows bleep or something like that?

jtaeapa · 02/02/2023 19:48

I’ve played it. Don’t recognise it. Would hazard a guess that the left hand is also treble clef. Like a pp said, it’s hard to read.

FluffyYucca · 02/02/2023 19:53

I feel like I’ve seen it before but don’t recognise it when playing it (also like a previous poster assuming bottom stave is treble clef)

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00100001 · 02/02/2023 19:58

Ok, it's a paper by Barry Boehm, 1996, about Software Development Processes.
It was published when he was working at University of Southern California.

It's part of an IEEE journal.

Copy can be found here: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/526834

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vintagechristmas · 02/02/2023 20:02

jtaeapa · 02/02/2023 19:48

I’ve played it. Don’t recognise it. Would hazard a guess that the left hand is also treble clef. Like a pp said, it’s hard to read.

Totally agree. First bar is triads in c major isn't it... leading to g major chord first beat of bar 2, modulation maybe with the added F#?

Wondering about the possible relevance of the crescendo and then piano. Is the music super quiet to start with?

What a puzzle.

notea · 02/02/2023 20:17

I agree with pp, it seems both parts are treble clef, though I'm not certain what the top notes (tune) all are -bccc bcde gf is my best guess

I've also looked through the paper (I can access it through work) but no clue.

I just wonder if it's part of the theme to a movie, possibly a space/sci fi one, but my knowledge of possible films is very limited.

vintagechristmas · 02/02/2023 20:44

I've just spend far too long playing this and listening to computer start up sounds... thanks OP!

I definitely think some kind of log on for some software. Now- which one?!

imnottoofussed · 02/02/2023 20:48

There's a YouTube video of him singing Fortran whatever that is. I know nothing about music

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00100001 · 02/02/2023 21:41

Can anyone record the music?

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00100001 · 02/02/2023 21:42

vintagechristmas · 02/02/2023 20:44

I've just spend far too long playing this and listening to computer start up sounds... thanks OP!

I definitely think some kind of log on for some software. Now- which one?!

Ohhh, let me try and find out the software projects he was involved in, apart from the military/Defence stuff, which I guess I won't have access to!

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00100001 · 02/02/2023 21:49

Found this... which might point us in the right direction along with @imnottoofussed discovery

www.flickr.com/photos/timmenzies/131796142

"Barry has written his own lyrics for a popular folk song. What song is in question and what programming language is mentioned in the song? ("Freight train, freight train goin so fast", FORTRAN)"

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00100001 · 02/02/2023 21:54

The YouTube video @imnottoofussed mentioned.... Familiar?

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Workbaseddrama · 02/02/2023 22:00

Not something I recognise but if the author is musical it could just be his own doodles.

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00100001 · 02/02/2023 22:07

But why include it in the paper...? Confused

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EarringsandLipstick · 02/02/2023 22:11

Poor old Barry, that's not a great party piece - 'Fortran, Fortran 🎶🎵' 😂

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00100001 · 03/02/2023 12:21

LOL

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PlaitBilledDuckyPuss · 03/02/2023 12:27

00100001 · 02/02/2023 21:49

Found this... which might point us in the right direction along with @imnottoofussed discovery

www.flickr.com/photos/timmenzies/131796142

"Barry has written his own lyrics for a popular folk song. What song is in question and what programming language is mentioned in the song? ("Freight train, freight train goin so fast", FORTRAN)"

Sounds like the kind of thing that would have everyone in stitches at a drunken party, then next day you'd wonder why you found it funny.

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