Alphabet associations - I

[cloughie]

... the Q is at the beginning of the word. The word is not in everyday use in English but is used by people in the relevant field. I did say 'classically'...

EDIT bedtime for me. If required I shall produce clues early tomorrow morning.

Is it Latin in origin?

[vinteuil]

Is it Latin in origin?

Yes...

[Flay]

Gosh, so many clues, but so little gained. How can The Seven Years' War (?) relate to a village with composer connections, when I cannot even see a connection?

I'll sleep on it.

[cloughie]

Gosh, so many clues, but so little gained. How can The Seven Years' War (?) relate to a village with composer connections, when I cannot even see a connection?

I'll sleep on it.

The only thing I can think of is Quercus, linking the naval battles with Hearts of Oak copmposed around then, but then linking that with the strange group of composers brought no wooden link - Waldscenen, Bavarian Woods?

Eichendorf may come into it somewhere.

[vinteuil]

The only thing I can think of is Quercus, linking the naval battles with Hearts of Oak copmposed around then, but then linking that with the strange group of composers brought no wooden link - Waldscenen, Bavarian Woods?

Eichendorf may come into it somewhere.

Cloughie gets it

Yes, the battles that go to make up the annus mirabilis of 1759/60 (the succession of victories led Horace Walpole to remark "our bells are worn threadbare with ringing for victories") - celebrated by "Hearts of Oak", the official March of the Royal Navy -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Oak

and

old Oak-Village himself - Eichendorff, whose lyrics were turned into songs by so many composers...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Freiherr_von_Eichendorff

Congratulations - and we look forward to sight of your Rs

[Flay]

The only thing I can think of is Quercus, linking the naval battles with Hearts of Oak copmposed around then, but then linking that with the strange group of composers brought no wooden link - Waldscenen, Bavarian Woods?

Eichendorf may come into it somewhere.

Impressed. Maybe the word Eiche alone?

[vinteuil]

Impressed. Maybe the word Eiche alone?

Flay - see my #17300 - cloughie's got it

[Flay]

Point of order! Dorf = village. Dorff = ?

[Nick Armstrong]

Still had to google why the word Quercus had anything to do with any of that... I see it's the Latin genus name for oak. Some of need it spelling out, you know!

[vinteuil]

. Some of [ us ] need it spelling out, you know!

... I had forgotten - of course, you're a Cambridge man

[Nick Armstrong]

... I had forgotten - of course, you're a Cambridge man

A cheap shot typical of Upper Thames Valley Uni

I've met a few quercusses there on my occasional passing visits over the years, too...

[cloughie]

A cheap shot typical of Upper Thames Valley Uni

I've met a few quercusses there on my occasional passing visits over the years, too...

R - unable to do one as I shall be offline all day need a sub again!

[vinteuil]

R - unable to do one as I shall be offline all day need a sub again!

... if Cloughie is unavailable - might Flay or Caliban be up for it? :nudge nudge emoticon:

[Nick Armstrong]

Debussy, Ibert and Massenet did, but Ravel didn't.... What's the R?

(On the bicycle for 45 minutes now... )

[mercia]

What's the R?

Rome (Prix de) - winning thereof ???