Alphabet associations - I

[BetweenTheStaves]

Harty was born in Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland, the fourth of ten children of church organist William Michael Harty (1852–1918) and his wife, Annie Elizabeth, the daughter of Joseph Hamilton Richards, a soldier from Bray. Raised an Anglican, Harty played viola, piano, and organ as a child. Initially following in his father's footsteps, he held positions as a church organist from age twelve. He moved to London in 1901 to pursue a musical career as accompanist,

[Norfolk Born]

I don't mind who sets it, as long as it's at least grammatical.

[Norfolk Born]

Another clue.....look upwards and what do you see?

Very tall children? Flying children?

[BetweenTheStaves]

You're starting to get very boring now.

[Norfolk Born]

Ofcachap actually mentioned the singular of C in one of his posts.

Which one was that, please?

[Norfolk Born]

You're starting to get very boring now.

In that case, you won't miss me, will you?

[BetweenTheStaves]

L'enfant...which is French for child, in case you didn't know.

[Norfolk Born]

[QUOTE=BetweenTheStaves;32098].

OK, here's a 'D' question:

Amongst the oeuvre of three composers are three works..one each. D appears in the title of all three works. D is not a musical term but has something in common with a farm animal.

What is D?

[Norfolk Born]

Thank you. I was looking for 'child', that being the singular part of the answer. However, in order to allow us to move on, and in response to one of the more measured comments addressed to me recently, I have devised a 'D' question which I'm sure will bring you all endless hours of fun.

[Pianorak]

Thank god I had to go out!! Only just caught up with the "C". What fun!

[vinteuil]

OK, here's a 'D' question:

Amongst the oeuvre of three composers are three works..one each. D appears in the title of all three works. D is not a musical term but has something in common with a farm animal.

What is D?

too easy by half -

Chanson de Matin
Morceau de Concert
Piece de Clavecin

... and the something in common with a farm animal? well - obviously - a de

[vinteuil]

[QUOTE=OFCACHAP;32246]

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OK, here's a 'D' question:

Amongst the oeuvre of three composers are three works..one each. D appears in the title of all three works. D is not a musical term but has something in common with a farm animal.

What is D?

... or again

Massenet Don Quichotte
Telemann Don Quixote
Strauss Don Quixote

- and the farmyard animal? - why, a don qui

[I'll get my coat... ]

[Anna]

Ducks behind the sofa!

There is Sitting Ducks by Chiel Meijering and Squabbling Ducks by someone whose name I cannot now remember, but he is Chinese. Tchaikovsky The Ugly Ducking. The Marx Brothers, Duck Soup and, of course Villanelle des petits canards

[Norfolk Born]

Come on, now folks...it's just as gettable as, if not more gettable than, the 'C' question. Frankly, I'm amazed that nobody's got it yet. If I'd said just 'animal', you might have had reason to complain, but I've already given you a HUGE, non-cryptic, clue.
In case anybody was wondering, it's a perfectly serious question. It involves three different genuine musical compositions by three different genuine composers (actually, I've just realized that two people may have been involved in two of them, seeing as they involve the human voice. Sorry about that ), and one farm animal (another, more cryptic, clue). Oh, yes, the answer's singular - that's singular as in not plural, not singular as in odd.
See you during half-time at the Emirates!

[Anna]

See you during half-time at the Emirates!

Mussorgsky's song The Billy-Goat is a companion piece to his The Ragamuffin. But Goat does not start with a D! Will look in later hoping to see the answer!