Puzzling Asked on August 1, 2021
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #42: Wordless Connecting Walls
In this puzzle, the melodies of 16 songs are given in sheet music form. You first must identify the 16 songs from the melodies. Then, arrange the songs into four groups of four, with each group of songs related by a common theme. The final answer will be a song which is related to each of the four themes.
To play the melodies, I have pasted the songs below in ABC notation. Copy and paste each song (starting with "X:#") to this site which I used to create the music or this alternate site. Then press the play button to hear the song.
X:1
T:1
L: 1/16
K: A
Q:1/4=94
| z8 z2 [cea]2 [cea]2[cea][cea]- | [cea]4 [dfa]2[dfa]2 [cea]6 [Beg][Beg]- | [Beg]8 z2 [cea]2 [cea][cea][cea][cea] | [dfa][dfa]2[dfa]2[dfa]2 [cea]4 [cea] [cea][Beg]3 | [Beg]4- [Beg][Acf][GBe]2 [Beg]4- [Beg][cfa][Beg]2 | [Acf]8 z8 |
X:2
T:2
L: 1/16
K: G
Q:1/4=77
| z8 z2 GG- Gd2B- | B4 z4 z2 GGG- Gd2B- | B4 z8 z2 AB | c4 B4 A6 G2 | G4 z12 | z4 dd2e- ee2e- ede2 | e4 z12 |
X:3
T:3
L: 1/8
K: Bb
Q:1/4=90
| z2 dd e2 ff- | f e3/2 z4 | z6 BB | f3 d1/2c1/2 B4 | z3 F (3e2d2c2 | B8 |
X:4
T:4
L: 1/16
K: G
Q:1/4=100
| z4 [EG]GGG A2B2[EA]2G2 | E2 z2 [EG]GGG A2B2[EA]2G2 | E4 z2 [FA][FA] [FA][EG][EG][EG]- [EG]2B,2 | [EG]4 [FA]4 [GB]4 [DA]4 | C4 z4 z8 |
X:5
T:5
L: 1/8
K: Db
Q:1/4=67
| z AAB c3/2e1/2e2- | eA E3/2c1/2 B4- | BABc =G3 E | F3/2E1/2 C6- | CAAB c3/2e1/2e2- | eA E3/2c1/2 B4- | BABc e3 E | F3/2A1/2 A6 | z AEc B3 A | A8 |
X:6
T:6 (Instrumental)
L: 1/8
K: G
Q:1/4=120
| [E,E]3 [E,E] .[G,G] z1/2.[E,E] z1/2.[D,D] | [C,C]4 [B,,B,]4 |
X:7
T:7
L: 1/8
K: F
Q:1/4=108
| z2 A,C DF z F, | A,CDF D2 C2- | C2 z C BBAG | DDFD G2 F2 |
X:8
T:8
L: 1/16
K: C
Q:1/4=82
| DEEE E3/2 z1/2EE E2E3/2 z1/2 EEEE | E3/2 z1/2 ED EDE2 A2G2G DE3/2 z1/2 | EE3/2 z1/2 DE2- E1/2 z1/2 DE2E2 E3 z | DDD2 D2B,2 A,G,E,3/2 z1/2 E,2B,D | [G,G]4 [^F,^F]4 [E,E]4 [D,D]4 | [E,E]2 [E,E]6 z8 |
X:9
T:9
L: 1/16
K: Gb
Q:1/4=122
| [dg][ea] z2 [ea]2[dg][g_c']- [gc']2[ea]6 | [dg][ea]z [ea]2[dg][ea]-[ea]8 | [dg][ea] z2 [ea]2[ea][g_c']- [gc'][ea][gc']6 | [dg][ea][ea]2 [ea]2[dg][ea]- [ea]4 z4 |
X:10
T:10
L: 1/8
K: C
Q:1/4=98
| z3 e agcc | d2-d z z4 | z2 c c1/2c1/2e ddc | (d c3-c4) | z2 cc1/2d1/2-d1/2cB1/2-B1/2cB1/2- | B2 A G3 z2 | z2 cc BABc | A4 z4 |
X:11
T:11
L: 1/8
K: C
Q:1/4=150
| C2 C2 EGAc- | c2 _B BBBB | C2 C2 EGAc- | c2 _B BBBB |
X:12
T:12
L: 1/8
K: B
Q:1/4=210
| z2 E=D E2 ED | E =D2 E2 F3 | [B,E]4 [=A,=D]4 | [CF]4 [=A,=D]4 | z2 [B,E]2- [B,E][=A,=D][F,B,] | [=A,=D]4 [B,E]4- | [B,E]6 z2 | z8 | z2 B,2 B,3 =A, | =A,2 B,2 F,4 |
X:13
T:13
L: 1/16
K: G
Q:1/4=125
| z8 D4 ^D3E- | EEDB, EEDB, EF2G- GE2D- | DDB,A, DDB,2 DE2F- FD2E- | EEDB, EEDB, EF2G- GE2D- | DDB,A, DDB,2 DE2F- FD2[Ee]- | [Ee]2 z2 z4 z8 |
X:14
T:14
L: 1/8
K: C#m
Q:1/4=180
| [ceg]3 [ceg]- [ceg]2 [ceg]2- | [ceg] [ceg]2 [ceg]4 z | [Bd][Bd][Bd][Bd]- [Bd][df]2 [df]- | [df][ce]3-[ce]2 c2 | [ceg]3 [ceg]- [ceg]2 [ceg]2- | [ceg] [ceg]3 [ceg]3 z | [Bd][Bd][Bd][Bd]- [Bd]e2 d- | d c6 z |
X:15
T:15
L: 1/8
K: Eb
Q:1/4=116
| z4 z F-F1/2G3/2 | z A AA1/2A1/2-AGFE | EFGF z F-F1/2G3/2 | A z AA AG F1/2E3/2 | G2 F2 z4 |
X:16
T:16
L: 1/8
K: F#
Q:1/4=135
| fc c2 c2 c2 | b, d2 c-c (a,1/2g,1/2f,) |
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Correct answer by Prince Deepthinker on August 1, 2021
As with the last musical Connect Wall by this OP, this is the kind of puzzle which might benefit from shared expertise, so here's a community wiki answer to collect the identified songs... (16/16 now identified)
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Answered by Stiv on August 1, 2021
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