Names

[Lat-Literal]

Balint Bakfark, Werner Egk and Granville Bantock

Oh dear.

I am so uneducated that I only know the third of those although I know the third of those well.

But they all sound good.

(A weak part of me very often ponders over the non-connection between Bantock and Bartok)

[Lat-Literal]

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... conductors, too - don't forget Louis George Maurice Adolphe Roche Albert Abel Antonio Alexandre Noë Jean Lucien Daniel Eugène Joseph-le-brun Joseph-Barême Thomas Thomas Thomas-Thomas Pierre Arbon Pierre-Maurel Barthélemi Artus Alphonse Bertrand Dieudonné Emanuel Josué Vincent Luc Michel Jules-de-la-plane Jules-Bazin Julio César Jullien

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis-Antoine_Jullien

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How could we now that we know?

It will prove handy as a memory tool when the bus is late and I'm trying to ensure in my mind that people in the vehicles passing aren't driving at me.

I am going to surreptitiously insert a little bit of world music here. It seems to me that the truly brilliant pipa player Liu Fang is well named to present the quite uncompromisingly "sharp toothed" music of "The Ambush", notwithstanding that she has what I would assume is a fairly common Chinese name: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtrthXXmKgA

[Alain Maréchal]

Much as I enjoy his music, I often wonder if Schnittke was half-cut when he wrote it.

[Serial_Apologist]

Much as I enjoy his music, I often wonder if Schnittke was half-cut when he wrote it.

O maybe even schnitt cut - a kind of bargain price Germanic haircut.

[Lat-Literal]

O maybe even schnitt cut - a kind of bargain price Germanic haircut.

No offence to you S-A but I found the S's in classical music quite tough. Suk, Smetana, Spohr etc......I had to get beyond the names to appreciate the music. A plus is that one can often think about threes at the very least - the Schumans, Scarlattis, Strausses, probably Schmidts in various spellings which is helpful when "doing" my favourite mental agility game so as not to get old too soon. How many classical composers can I name? It's so awfully bad - 350 tends to be the main target in the middle of the night and I feel ashamed.

(It all starts so well, I can "do" 21 As but it is always more promising that it seems)

[teamsaint]

I think one of my favourites came from a spell I did on Jury service. We were pleased to find out during a rather dull robbery case that we were to hear an expert forensic witness.
When he took the stand and informed us of his name, Dr Dabbs really made our day.

[vinteuil]

... "doing" my favourite mental agility game so as not to get old too soon. How many classical composers can I name? It's so awfully bad - 350 tends to be the main target in the middle of the night and I feel ashamed.

(It all starts so well, I can "do" 21 As but it is always more promising that it seems)

... another good mental agility game at 3 o'clock in the morning is to think of a composer (or if you want something trickier, an opera... ) and then think of one starting with the last letter of the first : Scarlatti - Ibert - Telemann etc ; Electra - Arabella - Ariadne auf Naxos - Semiramide - Euryanthe...etc

[Lat-Literal]

I think one of my favourites came from a spell I did on Jury service. We were pleased to find out during a rather dull robbery case that we were to hear an expert forensic witness.
When he took the stand and informed us of his name, Dr Dabbs really made our day.

I like it - thanks ts.

... another good mental agility game at 3 o'clock in the morning is to think of a composer (or if you want something trickier, an opera... ) and then think of one starting with the last letter of the first : Scarlatti - Ibert - Telemann etc ; Electra - Arabella - Ariadne auf Naxos - Semiramide - Euryanthe...etc

That is helpful and I will try it. I am joking but am also serious about what occurs. I carry that "polar opposites" combo and recognise that is a part of my character for better and worse. It is what it is. The game is regular and alphabetical orientation helps to identify listening objectives along with keeping the mind sharper and advancing learning. I would ask you if you were a 1500-2000 man as I would expect, if not considerably more, but I don't want to be put off. On second thoughts, are you? Can I suggest Occide Jeanty to up your total? Also, Absil, Alberga, David Bedford, Biggin, Broadstock, Dett, El-Dabh, Lamothe, Nazareth, Nepomuceno, Oswald, Pade, Urspruch, Clarence Cameron White and Zappa,

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Suk, Smetana, Spohr etc......I had to get beyond the names to appreciate the music.

Problems with Suk, Lats? There's always

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Blow

... together they could have written wonderful Music for Harmonica.

(And - to return to the Fourth Form - the uncharitable sniggerability of Fartein Valen's name has meant that I've never actually heard a note of his Music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fartein_Valen

[Lat-Literal]

Problems with Suk, Lats? There's always

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Blow

... together they could have written wonderful Music for Harmonica.

(And - to return to the Fourth Form - the uncharitable sniggerability of Fartein Valen's name has meant that I've never actually heard a note of his Music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fartein_Valen

I am for Suk and I don't mind a bit of Smetana. Whoops. I got me Die Moldau Smetana and Scriabin all mixed up. What a fule but it kind of proves the S name point. The John Blow - appreciative snigger (but then my thirteen trips to UN were each embarked upon on a Sunday so when I did go first class I read Roger Mellie as an antidote inside the broadsheet) - would be a little early for me, no matter how I try (see Gilbert O'Sullivan), but Fartein could take me on a journey, yuk, (two German O'levels, C contrary to early expectations).

[teamsaint]

Problems with Suk, Lats? There's always

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Blow

... together they could have written wonderful Music for Harmonica.

(And - to return to the Fourth Form - the uncharitable sniggerability of Fartein Valen's name has meant that I've never actually heard a note of his Music

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fartein_Valen

I've heart his concerts are a gas.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I've heart his concerts are a gas.

I wondered who'd be the first to break that one.

It doesn't help that the first work of his on youTube is called "The Eternal" - but once I'd actually done a passable imitation of growing up, I gave his violin concerto a sample - it sounds quite good, so I shall play the whole thing later.

[teamsaint]

I wondered who'd be the first to break that one.

It doesn't help that the first work of his on youTube is called "The Eternal" - but once I'd actually done a passable imitation of growing up, I gave his violin concerto a sample - it sounds quite good, so I shall play the whole thing later.

And I'll try to follow your grown up example and give him a listen, now we've got the wind in our sails.

[Lat-Literal]

I wondered who'd be the first to break that one.

It doesn't help that the first work of his on youTube is called "The Eternal" - but once I'd actually done a passable imitation of growing up, I gave his violin concerto a sample - it sounds quite good, so I shall play the whole thing later.

I fancy seguing Fartein's "The Eternal", not that I have heard it, with "The Eternal" of Ian Curtis. But back to names, "we" like Goodluck Jonathan though not especially the man and with a nod to the fact that in Nigeria it isn't so unusual, Monty Don (simply on the grounds that a three letter English (or South African) name is fairly rare), Alvar Liddell for where did that come from other than the planet where broadcasting was human? And Tom Brewitt, 18, of Liverpool FC because he is probably a very distant relative of mine, poor lad.

Oh there he is, just checked the man out, it may just be in the overly soft if deeply aggravated eyes although he conceals it well - he could go places - I suggest the Arsenal.

[oddoneout]

My last doctor here was a Dr. Twaddle - I always felt uncomfortable on going up to the receptionist and asking for an appointment to see him.

A few years ago I occasion to have dealings with someone whose surname was Widdall....(and no, not in the medical profession - ND mechanism would be a bit cruel on that one wouldn't it?)