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« Reply #3825 on: 17:27:49, 30-01-2008 » |
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As far as the brass band fraternity goes. At present we have in our midsts The Childs Family. A dynasty of Eu[hpnium players. Robert, Nicholas and their father John. Now another genersition has arrived with the son of Robert, who now conducts the famous Cory Band, David Childs. Nicholas now conducts the famous Black Dyke Band.
In the past there were the Mortimer family. The Father Fred, sons Harry. Alex, and Rex.
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« Reply #3826 on: 18:14:41, 30-01-2008 » |
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Thank you for that puzzle, Mr Grew.
I wonder whether you would have eventually included Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn and Coates (Albert and Eric).
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« Reply #3827 on: 18:20:15, 30-01-2008 » |
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Thank you for that puzzle, Mr Grew.
I wonder whether you would have eventually included Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn and Coates (Albert and Eric).
And Gloria? |
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Il Grande Inquisitor
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« Reply #3828 on: 19:09:13, 30-01-2008 » |
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Here's a new connection to test your 'leetle grey cells'!
Gounod
Berlioz
Cimarosa
Bliss
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Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency
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perfect wagnerite
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« Reply #3829 on: 20:42:36, 30-01-2008 » |
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Here's a new connection to test your 'leetle grey cells'!
Gounod
Berlioz
Cimarosa
Bliss
Stab in the dark time (again) .... Bliss - The Olympians Cimarosa - L'Olimpiade  |
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At every one of these [classical] concerts in England you will find rows of weary people who are there, not because they really like classical music, but because they think they ought to like it. (Shaw, Don Juan in Hell)
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« Reply #3830 on: 21:28:33, 30-01-2008 » |
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Not an Olympic, connection, though the addition of Vivaldi might have led to that. Instead, I'll enter another French composer:
Gounod
Berlioz
Cimarosa
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Auric
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« Reply #3831 on: 23:47:22, 30-01-2008 » |
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Winners of the Prix de Rome?
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Made by Thompson & son, at the Violin & c. the West end of St. Paul's Churchyard, LONDON
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« Reply #3832 on: 23:48:44, 30-01-2008 » |
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Is it Cleopatra?
Cimarosa - La Cleopatra
Berlioz - Death of Cleopatra
Auric - Caesar and Cleopatra
Bliss - Caesar and Cleopatra
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« Reply #3833 on: 00:00:08, 31-01-2008 » |
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 Cleo it is, Tony - well done! The Bliss and Auric were both written for the same film; Prokofiev and Walton both turned it down; Bliss eventually walked out, leaving Georges Auric to provide the eventual score. Any idea of the Gounod? |
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« Reply #3834 on: 00:15:22, 31-01-2008 » |
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Any idea of the Gounod? Cleopatra's Dance from a ballet in Faust is it not. I wonder whether you would have eventually included Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn and Coates (Albert and Eric). It is indeed probable. The Mozarts had already been the subject of preliminary consideration and put ad interim to one side because of the better balance offered by the Scarlattis. |
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« Reply #3835 on: 07:11:23, 31-01-2008 » |
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Any idea of the Gounod? Cleopatra's Dance from a ballet in Faust is it not. Yes, that's the one; 'Cleopatra and her Slaves’. |
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« Reply #3836 on: 19:49:36, 31-01-2008 » |
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I wouldn't want to challenge the, er, pre-eminence of His Eminence, but a thought for a quiz question came to mind as I was listening to one of the pieces on the train home tonight.
So, four composers for a connection -
Birtwistle
Richard Strauss
Tippett
Puccini
- to lead to a novel solution.
(other composers in reserve if necessary)
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« Reply #3837 on: 19:56:12, 31-01-2008 » |
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Would the novel solution be pieces which are also titles of novels (or perhaps based on novels)?
Birtwistle - The Shadow of Night
Richard Strauss – Don Quixote
Tippett – The Knot Garden
Puccini – La Bohème
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« Reply #3838 on: 20:16:36, 31-01-2008 » |
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Would the novel solution be pieces which are also titles of novels (or perhaps based on novels)?
Birtwistle - The Shadow of Night
Richard Strauss – Don Quixote
Tippett – The Knot Garden
Puccini – La Bohème
Sorry, should have been clearer. The clues lead to the title of a novel. |
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« Reply #3839 on: 20:40:00, 31-01-2008 » |
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That's ok, pw. Let's try some compositions which feature some likely 'novel' words in the titles:
Birtwistle – Earth Dances
Richard Strauss – Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow)
Tippett – The Rose Lake
Puccini – Madama Butterfly
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