The Origin of the Classic Nokia Ringtone – Francisco Tárrega

Listen to 15s. Youz can clearly hear the original ringtone of most Nokia mobile phones. It was written by Francisco Tárrega 1902 as a guitar solo. Since he died in 1909 Nokia did not have to fear any legal issues since after 70 years after the death of someone the copyright is no longer valid in europe. The offical Nokia ringtone rang about 1,8 billion times a day in the 90s.