Le merle noir is a Messiaen bird for flautists, and more specifically Daniel Morlier and Alexander Murray were among the winners of the 1952 Concours de flute at the Paris Conservatoire for which it was the test-piece.
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And if the answers don't have to start with M, Oiseaux exotiques and Harawi have a fair few birds in too.I keep hitting the Escape key, but I'm still here!Comment
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Can I check the spelling there, LMcD ...Originally posted by LMcD View Post[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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... but 'Messiaen' doesn't???Originally posted by LMcD View PostSorry!
'Messaien' contains the answer.
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(I've just corrected this in my latest post - and yes, 'Messiaen' does contain the answer!)Originally posted by vinteuil View PostComment
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One has to check these matters - some setters are fiendish in their use of deliberate "mistakes".
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I'm sorry to have got us into this Mess….Comment
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Should there be an "e" on the end of that...?Originally posted by LMcD View Post
Pacta sunt servanda !!!Comment
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Would it be possible, at these frenetic times, to have a recap to see where we stand or fall ... ???Originally posted by LMcD View PostComment
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Well, we have Messiaen's 'Oiseaux Exotiques' of which there are, I think 13 or thereabouts. In the second case, you're looking for just a couple of birds. The woodwind player's father devised a long-running Radio 4 programme.Originally posted by antongould View PostComment
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Ah! Becoming clearer now.
You must mean Messager's Deux Pigeons.Comment
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