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  • antongould
    Full Member
    • Nov 2010
    • 8780

    Originally posted by Lat-Literal View Post


    The last recorded album by Billy Joel was an attempt by him to produce a work of (his own?) classical music.

    "Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel)" might have a further word in brackets - ("Berceuse")?

    I think the answer is probably "York". York Bowen composed a "Berceuse" and Joel "New York State of Mind".
    Sounds like good work to me Lat ........

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    • Lat-Literal
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      • Aug 2015
      • 6983

      Originally posted by antongould View Post
      Sounds like good work to me Lat ........
      I will await further comments with interest.

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      • antongould
        Full Member
        • Nov 2010
        • 8780

        Originally posted by Lat-Literal View Post
        I will await further comments with interest.

        He'll be singing ....

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        • cloughie
          Full Member
          • Dec 2011
          • 22115

          Originally posted by Lat-Literal View Post


          The last recorded album by Billy Joel was an attempt by him to produce a work of (his own?) classical music.

          "Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel)" might have a further word in brackets - ("Berceuse")?

          I think the answer is probably "York". York Bowen composed a "Berceuse" and Joel "New York State of Mind".
          Yes York

          Yes Bowen and Berceuse

          Yes New York State of Mind

          so what's the final piece from the smoking scatter gun, link to York

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          • antongould
            Full Member
            • Nov 2010
            • 8780

            Originally posted by cloughie View Post
            Yes York

            Yes Bowen and Berceuse

            Yes New York State of Mind

            so what's the final piece from the smoking scatter gun, link to York

            Arthur Wood from York composed the Archers theme tune - and The Archers seemed to have a Nigel in it .... ????

            I wouldn't know - I only listen to Breakfast .......

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            • cloughie
              Full Member
              • Dec 2011
              • 22115

              Originally posted by antongould View Post
              Arthur Wood from York composed the Archers theme tune - and The Archers seemed to have a Nigel in it .... ????

              I wouldn't know - I only listen to Breakfast .......
              Think Mallard and Flying Scotsman, linked to a non musical Nigel and a musical Arthur

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              • Lat-Literal
                Guest
                • Aug 2015
                • 6983

                Originally posted by cloughie View Post
                Think Mallard and Flying Scotsman, linked to a non musical Nigel and a musical Arthur
                Sir Nigel Gresley designed both.

                I have hovered over Gerry Mulligan but am wondering whether the Arthur is Honegger as in Pacific 231.

                York Railway Museum?

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                • cloughie
                  Full Member
                  • Dec 2011
                  • 22115

                  Originally posted by Lat-Literal View Post
                  Sir Nigel Gresley designed both.

                  I have hovered over Gerry Mulligan but am wondering whether the Arthur is Honegger as in Pacific 231.

                  York Railway Museum?
                  Good bit of graft there Lat.

                  Z Or A - Your choice

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                  • Lat-Literal
                    Guest
                    • Aug 2015
                    • 6983

                    Originally posted by cloughie View Post
                    Good bit of graft there Lat.

                    Z Or A - Your choice
                    Wow.

                    One of my very favourite music websites tells me "In 1988, Gerry Mulligan composed a piece for the Glasgow Festival called "Flying Scotsman" : not a unique musical title, as we shall see"..........."The first railway film with its own soundtrack was the British one "The Flying Scotsman" (1929) its music being credited to Idris Lewis and John Reynders, two obscure musical figures if there were any"............"Sidney Torch (composer of the "London Transport Suite"), was reckoned a very fine theatre organist and some time ago I heard a record of him playing on the organ a cheerful number entitled "Flying Scotsman", complete with atmospheric engine sounds supplied by the organ. This was not, as I at first thought, one of Torch's own compositions but was an arrangement of a piece by the Scots born accordionist and light music composer of the period 1930-1960, George Scott-Wood".

                    Not a lot of people know that.
                    Last edited by Lat-Literal; 11-12-16, 23:21.

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                    • Lat-Literal
                      Guest
                      • Aug 2015
                      • 6983

                      What Z links a question Collins had about a murder, a character who encouraged people to leave the room before Legrand and a newsreader who played God in a one-act opera?

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                      • Pulcinella
                        Host
                        • Feb 2014
                        • 10887

                        Originally posted by Lat-Literal View Post
                        What Z links a question Collins had about a murder, a character who encouraged people to leave the room before Legrand and a newsreader who played God in a one-act opera?
                        I remember being very disappointed by the newsreader's contribution, Lats.
                        Maybe I was just too used to the recording I have.

                        Probably too busy (appropriately perhaps getting ready for my move to York) to solve the other two clues, but I hope to monitor activity from the sidelines in my coffee breaks!

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                        • Lat-Literal
                          Guest
                          • Aug 2015
                          • 6983

                          Originally posted by Pulcinella View Post
                          I remember being very disappointed by the newsreader's contribution, Lats.
                          Maybe I was just too used to the recording I have.

                          Probably too busy (appropriately perhaps getting ready for my move to York) to solve the other two clues, but I hope to monitor activity from the sidelines in my coffee breaks!
                          Ah, so it isn't obscure then.

                          Good luck with the move.

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                          • Pulcinella
                            Host
                            • Feb 2014
                            • 10887

                            Originally posted by Lat-Literal View Post
                            Ah, so it isn't obscure then.

                            Good luck with the move.
                            Thanks.
                            The number of friends who have promised to come and visit as they really want to have an excuse to go to the railway museum is encouraging and alarming in equal measure!

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                            • jean
                              Late member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 7100

                              Doesn't anyone want to go the the Early Music Festival?

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                              • Pulcinella
                                Host
                                • Feb 2014
                                • 10887

                                Originally posted by jean View Post
                                Doesn't anyone want to go the the Early Music Festival?
                                I think I knew about friends with those interests, jean; it's the ones with the secret railway yearning that have been the surprise!

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