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Ron Dough
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« Reply #3240 on: 19:18:16, 14-12-2007 »
OK:

Alfred Newman wrote the film score for Chimes at Midnight, Orson Welles's 1965 Falstaff film.
Both Holst and RVW wrote Falstaff operas (At the Boar's Head and Sir John in Love respectively).
Wasn't Busoni's life changed overnight when he saw Verdi's Falstaff, leading him to write first an overture, and then three operas?
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« Reply #3241 on: 19:22:39, 14-12-2007 »
 Smiley Yes to Vaughan Williams, but no to the Holst, I'm afraid, Ron. I didn't know about the Falstaff film - must follow that up. The Newman is a film score. No more fat knights around...

Ralph Vaughan Williams – Sir John in Love
Alfred Newman
Ferruccio Busoni
Gustav Holst

You're seeking a musical connection rather than a word one... Wink
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« Reply #3242 on: 23:22:00, 14-12-2007 »
Verdant arm coverings?

The RVW Greensleeves occurs in Sir John in Love

Busoni uses the same theme in his opera Turandot

Holst uses it combined with The Dargason as the finale of both the St Paul's Suite and the Second Suite for Military Band

And, having seen How the West Was Won when it was first released, I can remember that Newman's score includes new words to the same tune along the lines of "And I'll sing you a song of the Old Country"
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« Reply #3243 on: 23:33:22, 14-12-2007 »
A full glass of mead to you, Lord Dough, for a fine answer!
Greensleeves was indeed the musical link in the four works.
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« Reply #3244 on: 13:17:05, 15-12-2007 »
Blimey! Well done, Mr. Dough!!  Cool
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« Reply #3245 on: 13:26:54, 15-12-2007 »
Indeed. An NMC I would never have solved Huh

martle, IGI, I guess you missed my Who? quiz, it was all over in about half an hour (I'd spent lionger preparing it)
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« Reply #3246 on: 13:33:08, 15-12-2007 »
Brainy folk hereabouts, John!  Shocked
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« Reply #3247 on: 15:56:37, 15-12-2007 »
Completely missed that, John - was teaching this morning and then tackled the crowds for some Christmas shopping!

OK, folks, here's a new connection to puzzle over. Link these four (it's not a common word link, but thematic):

Satie
Purcell
Haydn
Coates

Subs at the ready, but I'm sure you won't need them... Wink
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« Reply #3248 on: 23:17:05, 16-12-2007 »
Quote from: Il Grande Inquisitor on 15:56:37, 15-12-2007
Subs at the ready, but I'm sure you won't need them... Wink

...or perhaps you will!  Cheesy
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« Reply #3249 on: 09:00:13, 17-12-2007 »
Mercury? (Although I can only link Haydn and Satie at the moment.)
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« Reply #3250 on: 17:32:41, 17-12-2007 »
Not Mercury, although the Haydn link is one of his named symphonies. Have an extra composer...

Satie
Purcell
Haydn
Coates
Janacek
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« Reply #3251 on: 17:58:18, 17-12-2007 »
Rather morbidly, and certianly desparately, I submit

Satie - Prelude de La Mort de Monsieur Mouche
Purcell - Funeral Anthem for Queen Mary II
Haydn - Symphony No 44 'Mourning Symphony'
Coates - song 'When I Am Dead '
Janacek - Z mrtvého domu, "From the House of the Dead"
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« Reply #3252 on: 18:02:29, 17-12-2007 »
Nothing morbid or requiring mourning here. The Janacek is not operatic or vocal, but a piano piece. As for Haydn's  No.44 I would say, in my best Brucie impersonation, "Higher!" I'll throw in an extra composer later.
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« Reply #3253 on: 18:07:53, 17-12-2007 »
London?

London Symphony (take your pick), London Suite, Bess of Bedlam, Le Piccadilly (?)... hmmm Janacek
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« Reply #3254 on: 18:12:06, 17-12-2007 »
No, it wouldn't work for Janacek, but pursuing this line of enquiry for one of the other compoers could lead you to a correct answer.  Wink
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