The four chemical elements cited most often in musical songs and
compositions are, in this order, silver, gold, tin, and oxygen, followed
by copper and iron, according to a study carried out by Santiago
Alvarez, professor at the School of Chemistry of the University of
Barcelona, www.alphagalileo.org/index.
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