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Shock Horror A: The origin of the dramatic “Dun, dun, duuun!”

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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The Mystery of the Dundundan

The musical phrase seems to have begun before the first musical recordings were ever made. The mystery of the dundundan is a lingering one, exactly like the final note of the phrase itself. There are undoubtedly more dundunduns out there in just the archives waiting to be uncovered. But the very first one may just be beyond our reach.

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