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Relax - it was Old Satchelmouth! It looks as though you'll have to google the title yourself. -
Here we go my little goslings .....
What H
Was named after a French Revolutionary feast-day
Was a pupil and later a protegé of Cherubini
Wrote a cantata premiered in 1849 which is generally considered to be the first mainstream western orchestral composition to use quarter tones.Comment
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Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
well another fine theory goes West, innit
Toscanini gave his last concert in 1954; Cantelli was killed in 1956, and gave performances of Verdi Requiem in 1955, so prehaps this fits the story better (
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Cantelli was killed in November 1956 and Toscanini died in January 1957, never having been told of Cantelli's death
I'm confused!!!!
Well I must say I enjoyed messages #6643 - 6648 no end, having returned slightly tiddly after a client drinks thing.
I'm so far out of the AA loop what with all the legal nonsense lately. I want to see if I can give Ammy's "H" a run for its money!
"...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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Good heavens! H-H-H-H-Halévy who I'd vaguely heard of ("La Juive") was called in full Jacques-François-Fromental-Élie Halévy, and the Fromental bit (the first name by which he was generally known) arose from the fact that he was born on 17 May, the feast-day called Fromental in the French Revolutionary calendar which still held sway that year in 1799. He became Cherubini's pupil at the age of 10 and the 'quarter tone' cantata was Prométhée enchaînéOriginally posted by amateur51 View Post
I really shall go to bed (shortly) less stupid thanks to that question.
I guess I have another "I" to set tomorrow....
"...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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Dag-nabbit Caliban, I'd got La Juive lined up as a significant clue, mercia-styleOriginally posted by Caliban View PostGood heavens! H-H-H-H-Halévy who I'd vaguely heard of ("La Juive") was called in full Jacques-François-Fromental-Élie Halévy, and the Fromental bit (the first name by which he was generally known) arose from the fact that he was born on 17 May, the feast-day called Fromental in the French Revolutionary calendar which still held sway that year in 1799. He became Cherubini's pupil at the age of 10 and the 'quarter tone' cantata was Prométhée enchaîné
I really shall go to bed (shortly) less stupid thanks to that question.
I guess I have another "I" to set tomorrow....
Bravo bravo
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Sorry to get between you and your Juive in such an unmannerly fashion...Originally posted by amateur51 View PostDag-nabbit Caliban, I'd got La Juive lined up as a significant clue, mercia-style
Bravo bravo 
I have an "I" if you would like to have a little Friday flutter:
A literary success by a theatrical knight, a Japanese-set work by someone known for rusticity, and a rich red-sounding person"...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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is the "rich, red-sounding, person" musical?Comment
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Yes vinteuil, indeed - as is element 2 of the question. Element 1 is non-musical.Originally posted by vinteuil 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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well obvi, (as the yoof say... ) - 1 & 2 were easy peasy - but I can get find my way to 3...
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Would you care to enlarge on that, as the actress said to the bishop?Originally posted by vinteuil View Postwell obvi, (as the yoof say... ) - 1 & 2 were easy peasy - but I can get find my way to 3...
Why not spit out 1 & 2 then (which will net you the "J") and someone else can dive in and help with 3 perhaps...?Last edited by Nick Armstrong; 27-05-11, 09:14."...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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well - Iris - the Richd: Eyre take on Ms Murdoch, and the Mascagni opera...Originally posted by Caliban View PostComment
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not Pinero?
I can't get number 3 neitherComment
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mercia - I'm sure you're right - Pinero a much better answer! ...Originally posted by mercia View Post
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Bravo vinteuilOriginally posted by vinteuil View Post - yes Iris is the "I" for the two reasons you state.
I can't see the possible Pinero connection, mercia... Could you explain, just to satisfy my curiosity?
As for the third element: what is a single word for a deep rich red colour? Link it with Iris and you're there
"...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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silly me
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero - Iris, a 5-act play of circa 1901 (apparently)
(Oscar Asche played Maldonado)
I'd like to hear the octopus aria from the operaLast edited by mercia; 27-05-11, 09:49.Comment
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