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A Brief History of Hold Music, From Early Patents to the Soundtrack of Customer-Service Purgatory

Tim Carleton created a famous melody called 'Opus No. 1' when he was 10 years old. He developed it further in 1989 using a synthesizer. This melody is often played on hold when people call companies.

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A Brief History of Hold Music, From Early Patents to the Soundtrack of Customer-Service Purgatory

Tim Carleton created a famous melody called 'Opus No. 1' when he was 10 years old. He developed it further in 1989 using a synthesizer. This melody is often played on hold when people call companies.

Jul 24, 16:00upd. 4m

4.5Significance

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