Classical ring tunes and alarms on mobiles

[Flay]

I use the opening bars of Bruckner's 3rd for my mobile phone's alarm. It makes an ideal awakening.

[Nick Armstrong]

Classical ring tunes on mobiles

Inspired by Flay's post on another thread, I wondered if anyone else had 'co-opted' a classical piece for an individual phone ring tone or alarm?

As a ring tone, I have Ton Koopman playing the opening of JSB's Toccata in C major BWV 564

There's another piece of barockery as the alarm, but I need to remind myself what it is....

[Flay]

I also have the opening bars to Peter Grimes as my phone ringtone!

[Nick Armstrong]

I also have the opening bars to Peter Grimes as my phone ringtone!

You old sea dog, you! (I can see how that would work... nice one)

Trouble is with my Bach tone, if I hear it on the radio, I leap for the phone - I associate it with work emergencies

Well done Wilson re post #1 (wondered how long it would take you to spot that! )

[Cockney Sparrow]

Acquaintance of mine nominated the knife strike music from "Psycho" as the tone for calls from his mother (assured me not to read anything into it....)
Always meant to make my own from one or more of the motifs from "The Ring".

[Zucchini]

Daniel Barenboim commented that he heard a strident Ride of the Valkyries ringtone in a restaurant in Israel...

[Nick Armstrong]

There's another piece of barockery as the alarm, but I need to remind myself what it is....

Ah! It's Sinfonia In D Major, BWV 1045 played by Suzuki and friends that wakes me up in the mornings!

What a fantastic piece & performance that is !!!

[teamsaint]

can you still punch your own tune in to these modern mobiles ?

I was rather pleased with myself when I managed to programme mine with the " Mission Impossible" theme back in the day.
Which isn't really classical, actually, so off topic.

Best thing would be to download a piece as a ringtone for the next concert that one is attending, so that any mishap could go down as a minor slip in space time, rather than as being " the numpty that didn't check their device".

[Nick Armstrong]

can you still punch your own tune in to these modern mobiles ?

I was rather pleased with myself when I managed to programme mine with the " Mission Impossible" theme back in the day.
Which isn't really classical, actually, so off topic.

I tried that on the old phones with the Bach toccata which always seemed to me to be an ideal tone!

But no... today, you just select a music track on your phone to play as the ring tone or alarm or whatever! Do keep up at the back !!

[teamsaint]

I tried that on the old phones with the Bach toccata which always seemed to me to be an ideal tone!

But no... today, you just select a music track on your phone to play as the ring tone or alarm or whatever! Do keep up at the back !!

No, lost me there.........

the only meaningful sounds from my current "phone" (Blackberry, be advised folks)are the crashing tinkling sort that you get when you throw it against the wall every time it turns itself off at random inconvenient moments....

[Don Petter]

Mine only offers me Mozart 40th or Bach's Badinerie as classical options, but I did programme Chopin's March Funebre in the excitement of first getting the phone.

However, I am not in favour of any of these egotistical fancy ring tones, which mark the user as a grade one herbert, so I use the quietest one I have available, that being 'Croak'.

[Don Petter]

But no... today, you just select a music track on your phone to play as the ring tone or alarm or whatever! Do keep up at the back !!

But I can't seem to find where to put the record in?

[Nick Armstrong]

However, I am not in favour of any of these egotistical fancy ring tones, which mark the user as a grade one herbert, so I use the quietest one I have available, that being 'Croak'.

I've found in an office environment that having a distinctive tone means I don't leap for the phone everytime a nondescript pre-set ringer goes off

Plus having a favourite piece somewhat reconciles one to the intrusion of a call...

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Oh... and I've told you not to call me 'herbert' in public!!

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[teamsaint]

is a grade one Herbert the top level, or bottom level?

[Nick Armstrong]

No, lost me there.........

the only meaningful sounds from my current "phone" (Blackberry, be advised folks)are the crashing tinkling sort that you get when you throw it against the wall every time it turns itself off at random inconvenient moments....

Yes I have a blackberry from work, for emails, and I've set it to make zero noise. However I also have a separate phone for calls, texts, alarms, radio etc - the tiny and ancient but strong as an ox Sony 750



Apparently it's come back into fashion and is a somewhat desirable retro item (rather like its owner, some might say )