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[mercia]

The typewriter features in Satie's 'Parade' and the Parade of the Tin Soldiers was written by Leon Jessel.

a British vocal work setting Rimbaud

[Northender]

<doh> 'Les Illuminations' (and me a bit of a 'Britten freak'!)

[mercia]

the full set


Leon Jessel - The Parade of the Tin Soldiers [I meant to mention Toytown but forgot]
BB's Les Illuminations opus 18 - penultimate section - Parade
Satie/Cocteau ballet - Parade, score including typewriter and milk bottles [according to wikipedia]


well done northender
I expect cloughie was there too

[Northender]

Dodging 'Q', if I may:
A quick New Year's favourite; a slow allegedly rotten state; a quick outdoor sportsman; and participants in a slow 15th century siege.
All examples of 'R', and used by units of another 'R'.

[mercia]

do regiments come in units - I wouldn't know

Denmark as the rotten state ?

are we in the world of military music ?

[Northender]

Regiments can, I think, be regarded as units of Corps.
Denmark is the state in question.
And yes, we are in military musical mode.

[Flay]

Regimental marches by the looks of it.

Radetzky march (quick)
Prince of Denmark's March (slow)

The other two... The siege or Rouen? Megiddo? Sportsman has me flummoxed. Which sport?

[mercia]

Sportsman

is there a [Usain] Bolt march ?

or perhaps the quick just describes the march

[Flay]

perhaps the quick just describes the march

Yes I think it does. The lists are too large, perhaps a clue about the sport please, Northo?

[mercia]

is fox-hunting an outdoor sport ?

silly question

[Flay]

Yes (to both)

[Northender]

is fox-hunting an outdoor sport ?

silly question

For the purposes of this question, yes. I suspect you have a name in mind.....
Flay has correctly identified 'Denmark' and 'The Radetzky March', which are respectively a slow and a quick regimental march. Anna might help you with the siege, if she's around.

[mercia]

apparently d'ye ken John Peel is a quick march of the [amalgamated ?] Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

[Flay]

I don't need Anna's help now! Men of Harlech

[Northender]

Just the siege to go...please don't let this go on '...all through the night'