Alphabet associations - I

[mercia]

A 'U' that links:
- an English composer who had strong associations with Ireland
- an English composer who studied for 2 years in Berlin
- an English collector who spent nearly 10 years in Australia.

I shall stop beating around the bush

in the order of the question Ernest Moeran, Sir Arthur Somervell and Cecil Sharp were all educated at Uppingham School



I promise to set a question, given the thumbs-up

[amateur51]

I shall stop beating around the bush

in the order of the question Ernest Moeran, Sir Arthur Somervell and Cecil Sharp were all educated at Uppingham School



I promise to set a question, given the thumbs-up

Dunno how you do it, mercs - dead impressed here

[Nick Armstrong]

Nemo me impune lacessit.

You do, and you clean it up yourself!

Also dead impressed by mercia's laser-like response

[Northender]

(I don't think further explanations are necessary, other than perhaps to say that Somervell studied in Berlin between 1883 and 1885. Moeran was born in Middlesex, although his father was Irish and he spent a lot of time at Kenmare).

[mercia]

V connecting

War, Peace, Victory and the mountains of Brazil

[Nick Armstrong]

V connecting

War, Peace, Victory and the mountains of Brazil

Rather busy day here and not been able to give this the attention it deserves... I'm going to do an Anna and say that in my mind Brazil + V = Villa Lobos, otherwise not sure but he wrote about nationalistic and geographical things.... but I have to go and finish some stuff before the secretary toodles orff...

UPDATE: quick Wiki leads one to four of his Symphonies:

No. 3 A Guerra ("The War") (1919)
No. 4 A Vitória ("The Victory") (1919)
No. 5 A Paz ("The Peace") (1920) now lost
No. 6 Montanhas do Brasil ("The Mountains of Brasil") (1944)

Happy for anyone to take the W assuming that's right. Otherwise will do the honourable thing when next at liberty to do so

[Flay]

Happy for anyone to take the W assuming that's right. Otherwise will do the honourable thing when next at liberty to do so

Wow, I'm impressed, Calibs. Would you like me to do the honours, as I've been hiding recently? (Had last week in France staying with brother somewhere between Limoges & Angoulême ). More travelling!

[mercia]

give this the attention it deserves...

none I'm sure m'lord

[mercia]

assuming that's right

how could it be otherwise ............. in ev'ry partikular

[Nick Armstrong]

Wow, I'm impressed, Calibs. Would you like me to do the honours, as I've been hiding recently? (Had last week in France staying with brother somewhere between Limoges & Angoulême ). More travelling!

Veinard!!!!!!!!



Go on then, squire, that would be great!

[Flay]

Sorry for the delay, I was in a world of my own. Let's have a W that links:

A willow, distractions and the composer of an un-magical labyrinthine sequel

[Flay]

[Nick Armstrong]

[Nick Armstrong]

Sorry - too much sport this evening!!! No spare brain cells! Italy on fire; and Nadal in trouble now, live under the closed roof of Centre Court!

[Flay]

Sorry - too much sport this evening!!! No spare brain cells! Italy on fire; and Nadal in trouble now, live under the closed roof of Centre Court!

That's OK, I'm watching too. I'm glad Italy won. Can Nadal pull out the rabbit?

Floodlit tennis. Whatever next? Harrumph!