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  • amateur51

    Are we talking Kurt Weill here?

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    • Nick Armstrong
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      • Nov 2010
      • 26540

      Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
      Are we talking Kurt Weill here?

      That sounds promising... I've been toying with Koussevitsky but then realised it was Suite for Wind not Symphony... Saturday morning brain

      What quiz connection you got in mind, ams?

      "...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

        That sounds promising... I've been toying with Koussevitsky but then realised it was Suite for Wind not Symphony... Saturday morning brain

        What quiz connection you got in mind, ams?

        Erm yer Kurt Weill was a man for your wind suites, innit and as for trannies ... well are we talking transvestites, transgenders or ... transistors?

        Or transgressions?

        Frankly, my dear, I haven't got a clue ...

        Addition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mQJNWa2y9U
        Last edited by Guest; 02-06-12, 11:33. Reason: addition

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        • amateur51

          Or are we looking for Kurtag?

          We need some help here, Northender

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          • Nick Armstrong
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            • Nov 2010
            • 26540

            Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
            We need some help here, Northender
            Include me in that 'we'...

            Presumably we are talking about a TV quiz like 'Mastermind'... 'Weakest Link'... 'Who wants to be a millionaire?' Is it a UK show? Or on the radio?

            Also been exploring the background to wind suites by Holst... Vaughan Williams... Richard Strauss... JAnacek's 'Mladi'...

            Struggling for a K !

            Good puzzle, northender!!
            Last edited by Nick Armstrong; 02-06-12, 11:57.
            "...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

              Looking for Kurt Weill and transvestites I've been sidetracked by this fascinating website about the gay and lesbian entertainment scene in the Weimar era. I've dismally failed to connect a Kurt with a quiz show. (Perhaps Northender's gone to lunch? Just had a thought, as he's new to the MB he may not realise that pages are not automatically refreshed)
              Last edited by Guest; 02-06-12, 12:01. Reason: extra thought about quirk of the MB

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              • Northender

                Kurt is not the answer, but he was responsible for the first composition of the three.
                The youtube clip is spot on!

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                • amateur51

                  Originally posted by Northender View Post
                  Kurt is not the answer, but he was responsible for the first composition of the three.
                  The youtube clip is spot on!
                  Kleine Dreigroschenmusic by Kurt Weill?

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                  • Northender

                    Jawohl!
                    The second element was composed by another of Brecht's friends and collaborators.
                    (NB: Some of us listen to the occasional radio quiz. )

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                    • Nick Armstrong
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                      • Nov 2010
                      • 26540


                      I thought I should share the first result of my renewed searching, re: 'Kleine' and 'quiz'....





                      "...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 Northender View Post
                        Jawohl!
                        (NB: Some of us listen to the occasional radio quiz. )
                        Brain of Britain radio quiz, theme tune Eine Kleine Nachtmusik?
                        Last edited by Guest; 02-06-12, 12:23. Reason: italically confused

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                        • Northender

                          Honestly - you London folk!

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                          • Northender

                            Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
                            Brain of Britain radio quiz, theme tune Eine Kleine Nachtmusik?
                            Jawohl!

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                            • Northender

                              A clue for the remaining element:
                              Lyrics by Brecht, music by Eisler, recorded by (amongst others) Fischer-Dieskau.

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                              • Northender

                                You'll find the remaining composition in the Hollywooder Songbook.
                                You'll need the original German title of this song, which is dedicated to something on which you could hear the other two pieces.
                                I'lll pop back in half an hour or so, after lunch, hope that's OK!

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