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  • amateur51

    how come it's my go to set a puzzle?

    Gimme a mo then .....

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    • Nick Armstrong
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      • Nov 2010
      • 26506

      Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
      how come it's my go to set a puzzle?

      Gimme a mo then .....


      Because:


      Originally posted by Caliban View Post


      Gandhi
      1. Ammy worked out Philip Glass (the compound) and
      2. Anna got the Rotterdam connection - both leading to Gandhi as PG's opera Satyagraha was based on his life
      3. Mercia got Shankar's connection to the film Gandhi

      If Mercia's sitting it out and Anna has declined an H... eyes down for...

      <drum roll>

      Amateur Hour!!

      Mercia and Anna assisted with the G but have gorn orff.... leaving you as the remaining solver!

      'Twas good to see Northender around! Hope we see much more
      "...the isle is full of noises,
      Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
      Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
      Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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      • amateur51

        Which three Hs …

        Was Irish-born, German-raised and became an American composer and conductor

        Conducted in Dresden and sadly took himself off there

        Was a musician of Greek-Macedonian ancestry who had a famous lupine relative

        Plenty more clues to come if you ask nicely ....
        Last edited by Guest; 01-06-12, 18:56. Reason: style

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        • Nick Armstrong
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          • Nov 2010
          • 26506

          Originally posted by Pianorak View Post
          Bought Earl Grey by special request, as my usual Tetley and Red Bush weren't deemed good enough. Was I wrong to shudder and wince when my guest asked that it be served with milk? Earl Grey with milk?!?!
          I'm not fond of just Earl Grey, too perfumed... but I quite like a blend of half EG, half normal tea: and that can happily be taken with milk

          (I'm sure that will provoke a <shudder> or a <wince> in certain quarters! )

          A chacun son whatsit, après tout...
          "...the isle is full of noises,
          Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
          Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
          Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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          • amateur51

            Originally posted by Caliban View Post
            I'm not fond of just Earl Grey, too perfumed... but I quite like a blend of half EG, half normal tea: and that can happily be taken with milk

            (I'm sure that will provoke a <shudder> or a <wince> in certain quarters! )

            A chacun son whatsit, après tout...
            Same here, Caliban - very partial to Lapsang souchong in the same way, and Keemun and Russian Caravan too

            Addition: A central London coffee & tea merchant that sells direct to the public and by post.

            Last edited by Guest; 01-06-12, 19:14.

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            • cloughie
              Full Member
              • Dec 2011
              • 22108

              Originally posted by Caliban View Post
              I intend to have a pint or two of Cobra beer (clue!) so may be a little squiffy on my return... I shall expect to be entertained after lunch, in particular by the correct answer
              You're talking a road of cobras!

              On the question of Earl Grey, no way should it be contaminated with milk, nor for that matter should any other tea - I have a preference for Lady Grey and also like Rose Pouchong. ( Lovely ladies both ).

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              • Nick Armstrong
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                • Nov 2010
                • 26506

                Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
                Which three Hs …

                Was Irish-born, German-raised and became an American composer and conductor

                Conducted in Dresden and sadly took himself off there

                Was a musician of Greek-Macedonian ancestry who had a famous lupine relative

                Plenty more clues to come if you ask nicely ....
                Much to ponder here!!
                "...the isle is full of noises,
                Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                • subcontrabass
                  Full Member
                  • Nov 2010
                  • 2780

                  Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
                  Which three Hs …

                  Was Irish-born, German-raised and became an American composer and conductor

                  Conducted in Dresden and sadly took himself off there

                  Was a musician of Greek-Macedonian ancestry who had a famous lupine relative

                  Plenty more clues to come if you ask nicely ....
                  Looks like a bunch of Herberts (Victor Herbert, Herbert Kegel, Herbert von Karajan).

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                  • amateur51

                    Originally posted by subcontrabass View Post
                    Looks like a bunch of Herberts (Victor Herbert, Herbert Kegel, Herbert von Karajan).
                    Spot on scb! Bravo

                    Your answer means there's no need for an Anna Annexe so proceed pray with an I

                    edit: The lupine relative is Hugo Wolf to whom Herbert von Karajan was related
                    Last edited by Guest; 01-06-12, 19:44. Reason: edit:

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                    • Nick Armstrong
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                      • Nov 2010
                      • 26506

                      Originally posted by subcontrabass View Post
                      Looks like a bunch of Herberts (Victor Herbert, Herbert Kegel, Herbert von Karajan).
                      I'd just got to Herbert Kegel but scb has swept in magnificent

                      What's the lupine relative thing all about, though but?
                      "...the isle is full of noises,
                      Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                      Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                      Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                      • amateur51

                        Originally posted by Caliban View Post
                        I'd just got to Herbert Kegel but scb has swept in magnificent

                        What's the lupine relative thing all about, though but?
                        Hugo Wolf - just edited my post Caliban

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                        • Nick Armstrong
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                          • Nov 2010
                          • 26506

                          Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
                          Hugo Wolf - just edited my post Caliban

                          Good lord, I had no idea! What was the connection?

                          - Don't be so damn lazy Caliban, look it up for goodness' sake!!!



                          EDIT: I see, a slightly obscure Slovene connection... As I said, first I've heard of it. So Wolf-Karajan and Shankar-Norah Jones... A day for genealogical connections
                          "...the isle is full of noises,
                          Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                          Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                          Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                          • subcontrabass
                            Full Member
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 2780

                            An I to link Domenico Scarlatti, Maurice Ravel, and Elisabeth Lutyens.

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                            • Nick Armstrong
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                              • Nov 2010
                              • 26506

                              Originally posted by subcontrabass View Post
                              An I to link Domenico Scarlatti, Maurice Ravel, and Elisabeth Lutyens.
                              It's a testing one, scb

                              Thought I knew Ravel-related stuff pretty well backwards, but nothing so far.

                              Just to let you know cogitation is in progress....
                              "...the isle is full of noises,
                              Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                              Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                              Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                              • Anna

                                Originally posted by subcontrabass View Post
                                An I to link Domenico Scarlatti, Maurice Ravel, and Elisabeth Lutyens.
                                Only thing I've been able to come up, but not confident about, is:
                                Scarlatti was in the service of Infanta Maria Barbara, Ravel - Pavane for a Dead Infanta and Lutyens - The Birthday of the Infanta.

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