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(boom!boom!)Originally posted by subcontrabass View Post
What links compositions by Stan Tracey, Richard Rodgers, Andy Williams and Kenny Young?
A trio of clues:
(1) All answers begin with the same word, which is followed by, respectively, 2,3,2 and 2 words.
(2) The second and fourth answers begin with the same two words.
(3) The second answer does not involve a musical show or film.Last edited by Guest; 03-01-11, 22:56.Comment
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I would have got the "T" one!
I shan't get the "U" one!
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Under...Originally posted by OFCACHAP View Post
... Milk Wood
... the Southern Cross
... Paris Skies
... the Boardwalk
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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The first is a jazz suite inspired by the famous Dylan Thomas work for radio, and the second a theme written for an episode of the famous 1950s TV documentary series 'Victory at Sea'. It later formed the basis for 'No Other Love', a number 1 hit in the UK singles chart for Ronnie Hilton. Andy Williams wrote the words for the third, and the fourth was a big hit for, among others, The Drifters.
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Good question! But that just shows how your thesis of keeping things simple and non-elitist doesn't really work because of the widely differing areas of knowledge here. I had no idea on this one, knowing two only as names , one for Oklahoma, and the last not at all. I could have started googling, but I try not to do this except for confirming a line of thought. My instinct was rather like that of the discographical record label listings - mark it as NC and move on!Originally posted by OFCACHAP View Post The first is a jazz suite inspired by the famous Dylan Thomas work for radio, and the second a theme written for an episode of the famous 1950s TV documentary series 'Victory at Sea'. It later formed the basis for 'No Other Love', a number 1 hit in the UK singles chart for Ronnie Hilton. Andy Williams wrote the words for the third, and the fourth was a big hit for, among others, The Drifters.
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But keep them all coming, I say. We've got Caliban back in after who knows what seasonal excesses, at least.Comment
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I did profit from the season, tis true. New Year greetings to all.Originally posted by Don Petter View Post
There are two 'V' s linking the following (one is quite easy I think, the other somewhat more oblique).
So which two Vs link (1) a colourful fowl (2) a twinkling little star and (3) weeping, lamenting, worrying and fearing ?"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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One is variations:Originally posted by Caliban View Post
Sorabji: Il gallo d’oro” da Rimsky-Korsakov: variazioni frivole con una fuga anarchica, eretica e perversa
Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Song
Liszt: Variations on 'Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen'
Is the second V "virtuoso", as a description of the skill level needed to perform these works?Comment
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I wondered if it could be 'vous', as in 'ah vous dirai-je maman'? Haven't researched the other two, though.Originally posted by subcontrabass View PostComment
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Originally posted by subcontrabass View Post
How interesting - you are right about Variations.... but (in one respect) for the wrong reason: no Golden Cockerels. Hadn't thought about that! And that will prevent you getting the second 'V' (not 'virtuoso' - and yet you're not far off!!). Let's see if anyone can get all three, shall we? And V #2......
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Yup - so what might the other "V" link be? It has to do with the most obvious thing those three works have in common, other than the Variation form...Originally posted by Don Petter View Post
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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All variations on something vocal?Originally posted by Caliban View PostYup - so what might the other "V" link be? It has to do with the most obvious thing those three works have in common, other than the Variation form... Comment
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"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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