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The Number of Possible New Melodies

Vsauce · Explainer · YouTube title: Will We Ever Run Out of New Music?
Why it's here

HN uses it as the reference for counting how many songs or melodies are possible from a finite set of notes.

What it covers

Vsauce asks whether music will ever run out of new melodies. It counts the possible note combinations and discusses how common chord progressions and remixing affect originality.