Alphabet associations - I

[vinteuil]

Roman de Fauvel / Ars nova ?

Yes, very much so

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_de_Fauvel

(... and the wiki page may lead to the other Roman )

[mercia]

(... and the wiki page may lead to the other Roman )

well I see Roman de la Rose, but no weavers involved unless I haven't looked hard enough

................. still looking .....................

[vinteuil]

well I see Roman de la Rose, but no weavers involved unless I haven't looked hard enough

................. still looking .....................

look no further




Yes, le Roman de la Rose, with its chansons de troubadors and chansons de trouvères, and its various chansons de toile, the romances sung by the ladies while weaving at their looms...

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Roman_de_la_Rose

Many congratulations to the indefatigable persistence of mercia, a well-deserved Success

... and now Surprise us with a Super Soaraway S

[mercia]

ah, I was looking on the wrong page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_de_la_Rose

that's wiki for you

[vinteuil]

ah, I was looking on the wrong page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_de_la_Rose

that's wiki for you

... ah, yes - le Roman de la Rose, not be confused with Roman de la Rose ...

My one is I think to be found here -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_de_Dole

[mercia]

... and now Surprise us with a Super Soaraway S

low-level soaring here I fear


S connecting works by

Smetana, Janacek and Fibich [and not a Channel Island]

[Flay]

low-level soaring here I fear
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No need to be Sarky

[Flay]

Šárka from Má vlast (Smetana)
Šárka - opera by Leoš Janáček
Šárka - opera by Zdeněk Fibich

[vinteuil]

Šárka from Má vlast (Smetana)
Šárka - opera by Leoš Janáček
Šárka - opera by Zdeněk Fibich

... and dontcha love those accents!!!

[Flay]

... and dontcha love those accents!!!

Oi!! That copying and pasting from Wiki took a lot of effort!

[vinteuil]

Oi!! That copying and pasting from Wiki took a lot of effort!

... and it was much appreciated!

[mercia]

Šárka from Má vlast (Smetana)
Šárka - opera by Leoš Janáček
Šárka - opera by Zdeněk Fibich

[Flay]

Does that make up for my missing the coleslaw on your Quartetto Italiano yesterday, mercs? I appreciated your captions!

But we must hasten on: An operatic T to link two children of Tuscany and a child of Holstein.

[Flay]

Alphabet Associations
Previous answers – posts #0001 to#6583

A Ave Verum, Argo, Aspen, A (440hz), Alwyn, Amadeus, Adams, African, Antheil, Adam, Aaron, Albrecht, Arms, AGM, Albeniz, Armenia, Alphabet, Arthur
B Britten (2), Beach, B flat, Ball/Barber/Bilk, Bechstein, Bayreuth, Burgon, Boulanger, Bernstein, Bar, Bert, Bartholemew, Bosanquet, Bluebird, Blow, Barbirolli
C Columbus, Clytemnestra, Copland, Cockaigne, Crumb, Children, Cathedral, Calisto, Curzon, Coronation, Clarinet, Cantata, Catherine, Cypress, Cherry, Carissima, Cherkassky
D DG, Doric, Dragon, Demon, Draeseke, Dolly, Dark, Dances, Delibes, Don, Death, Dowland, Diomede, Desafinado, Diamond, Delius, Dmitri
E Enigma, Elisabeth, Eric, Ellis, Ellington, Erich, Eccles, Eclogue, ‘E’, Elgar, Enharmonic, Ennio, Ernest, Echo, Etoiles, Ebony, Eight
F Fugue, Fritz, Florence, Ferguson, Fuchs, Fermata, Feux Follets, Fauré, Frankfurt, Fandango, Five, Fancy, Four, Ferrier, Faust, Fountain
G Gloria, Gomez, Gabrieli, Gioconda, Goossens, Gayaneh, Gnome, Grace, Georg, Gerusalemme, Gaspard, Glass, Goat (Capriccio), Granados, Grofe, Galliard, Garanča
H Hirondelle, Henri, Harold, Hammer, Harty, Henze, Hahn, Harriet, Harry, Holiday, Howard, Horn, Half, Herring, Hugo, Herbert, Hymn
I Indian, Invicta, Ian, Iphigenia, Imperial, Inches, Igor, Idyll, Ives, Indes, Irving, Ibert, Innocence, Ippolitov-Ivanov, Istomen, Ice, Introduction
J Joseph, Juilliard, Jacob, Jacques, Joplin, Jerusalem, Jeremiah, Jenner, Jordan, Jupiter, Jeune, Jones/Jonas, Jacquet, Judith, Jenny, Jeux, Järvi
K Kapellmeister, Kuijken, Kronos, Kreutzer, Koeln, Karl, Knight, Kullervo, King, Korngold, Kinder, Kostelanetz, Kraus, Krieger, Kellogg, Kallinikov, Klangfarbenmelodie
L Lvov, Lancashire, Lyadov, Landi, Lincoln, Litany, Lombardy, Liverpool, Lucerne, Lyric, Lorelei, Lamb, Leonora, Low, Largo, Lutoslawski, Litolff
M Malibran, Malcolm, Merrie, Martinu, Miller, Metronome, Missa Luba, Mark, Marian, Monothematic, Mandarin, Melodrama, Mountain, Mazeppa, Medtner, Menotti, Mompou
N Neville Cardus, Nielsen (2), Neptune, Nono, Nyman, Newcastle, Nevers, Naples, Nocturne, Night, Nash, Nixon, Nelson, Nordheim, Navarra, New
O Orff, Ondine, Orlando, Orpheus, Orange, Oliver, Oramo, Open, Orson, Offenbach, Ophicleide, Oxford, Ockeghem, O, Oberon, Odour, Oedipus
P Philip, Petrassi, Papa, Pacific 231, Passacaglia, Padstow, Polignac, Primrose, Pigs, Plantagenet, Peter, Pierre, Palindrome, Piper, Pizzetti, Patience, Penny
Q Quodlibet, Qualiton, Quartets, Quincy, Quint, Quasthoff, Quilter, Quicksilver, Queen, Quest, Quaker, Quattro, Quartettsatz,
R Reimann, Romania, Rim, Rawsthorne, Rhapsody, Roman, Ripieno, Red Red, Roy, Rhythm, Ricci, River, Rock, Robert, Reich, Rankl, Racine
S Serpent, Staatskapelle, Stravinsky, Solveig, Schnittke, Shellfish, Sackbut, Sessions, Scott, Silver, Striggio, Susanna, Salomon, Soler, Serenade, Simon, Shostakovitch
T Tamburlaine, Tales, Trittico, Tippett, Thomas, Twins, Turandot, Tango, Trio, Time/Tempo, Tasso, TV documentaries, Taneyev, Twinkle, Tatiana, Trousers, Turina
U Umberto, Under, Unicorn, University, Ukelele/Unda Maris, Underground, Utopia, Unknown, Ursuleac, Uptown, Unstern, Ullman, Uber, Uncle, Uchida, Ulster, Unger
V Viola da Gamba, Vasary, Venusberg, Venice (2), Vanishing Bridegroom, Victor, Vanity, Viola, Velvet, Voltaire, Village, Vera, Violet, Vinteuil, Villa Lobos
W Waldtaube, Weill, Walkure, Winter, Wilhelm, Walton/Weller/White, Walter (3), Wenlock, Williams, S Wagner, Whale, Witold, Wells, Wolf
X Xaver, Xylophone, Xenia, X (double sharp), Composers ending in X, Xanadu, Xi, Xerxes, Xenakis
Y Ysaye, Yo Yo Ma, Yellow (2), Yves, Yolanda, Young, Yung, Year, Youth, Yes, York
Z Zeffirelli, Zimmermann (2), Zappa, Zamiel, Zero (2), Zoo, Zemlinsky, Zarzuela, Zoroaster, Zoltan

I just found Rubber's (where's he got to?) #6601 from 26/5/11 while checking how often my T might have been used.

Is anyone still keeping an archive?

[mercia]

Is anyone still keeping an archive?

I did for a while, but it became a bit of a slog so I gave up not even sure when I stopped

A - Anything, Alabama, Atterberg,Ant, Aho, Andante, ABBA, Alwyn(2), Arnold, Akhmatova, Andriessen, Angelique, Arne , American, Alkan, Apollo Antique,Algeria,Alla,Arethusa,Aschenbach,Angel,Art hur,Albert,Academic,Ayres,Abbado,Aix-en-Provence,
B - Banquet, Beecham, Bitonality, Bournemouth, Bath Festival, Brown(e), Berceuse, Birmingham, Bonn,Bluebeard, Blech, Bax, Bastianini, Benjamin, Berio, Banjo, Bee, Ballade, Bartholomew, Bears, Bull, Bransle, Blue, Baudelaire, Bolet,Bar,Bunyan,Boieldieu,Bourgeois,Barcarole,
C - Cry, Cabaletta Casella, Carducci, Circus, Cole, Cave, Cologne, Children, Coronation, Clark, Clarence, Clemen(s)(cy)(ti),,Cavatina, Cimarosa,Cavaradossi,Chester,Clementine,Charlie,Co nvalescent,Ciurlionis,Cinderella,Caius,Chalumeau,C yril,Cortot,Curlew,Ciani, Corsair,Copland,
D - Donna, Davis, David, Derby, Dutilleux, Dove, Dublin, Dumbarton, Dickens,Doubles, Durufle, Don’t, Dramatic, Darkness, Delia Derbyshire, Dialogues,Desert,Duphly,Dryad,Duke,Dee,Dean,Dickin son,Darwin,Dickens,Down,Dido,Darmstadt,Drinking, Drottingholm,
E - English, Easy, Ecossaise, Ellen, Eccles, Elegy, E flat minor,Electronic, Eclogue, Eccles, Esquisse, E String, Elements, Etincelle, Ezio, Escales,Ebony,Erwartung,Easy,Emeralds,Edgar,Epitap h,Enescu,Emanuelle,Eagle,Eugen(e),Electra,Entartet e,Entertain,Elizabethan,
F - Forest, Fall, Flageolet, Finzi, F Major, Flight, Fair, Fawcett, Four,Forlane, Fricker, Flowers, Fountains, Feufollet,Faust, Friedrich, Feria, Flame,Frankfurt (Music Prize),Finisterre,Farandole(2),Friday,Fritz,Faure, FAE,Forge,Forest,Fiocco, Frankie,
G - Grainger, Gun, Guarneri, Goldschmidt, Gay, Gerard,Grimes, Gustav,Grand,Galileo, Gregynog, Gil, Gazza, Galileo, Goblin, Gerhard,Gold, Gunther (Schuller),Granada,Girls,Gieseking,Garden(2),Geral d,Grand,Golden,Gloriana, Grace,
H - Herbig, Humperdinck,Hunt, Hiller, Heinz, Hereford, Hoboken, Housman,Honey, Hans,Himmel, Harold,Hans, Hammond, Hardy,Hamburg, Hollywood,Hermann,Harlequin,Horoscope,Hero,Hammer, Hamlet(2),Happiness, Harold,Hemiola,Haffner,
I - Ives, Idyll, Iron, Ibragimova, In-,Ingram, Iphigenia, Ilkley, Iceland, Ida, Illinois, I, Inghelbrecht, Iannis, Isaac, Insurance, India, (John) Ireland, In, Imeneo, ivor,Invisible,Idiot, Islamey, Intermezzo, Istomen,Infelix, Imperial,
J - Janowski, Jurowski, Jehovah, Johnson, Joachim, James, Jerusalem, Janiculum, Janis, Judith, Jenkins, Jena, Janacek, Joji, Joel, Jones, Jardin,Josquin,Joplin,Jesus (Coll Oxford),Jeremiah,jane,Johnson,Jacob(i),Jeux,Jocely n,Janowitz,Joan of Arc,Jolly,
K - Kalkbrenner, Kogan, Kuerti, Knipper, Kreutzer, Kraus, Kings, Keys, Kondrashin, Korngold, Kalashnikov, Kleptomania, Krebs, Kletzki, Kertesz,Kill,Kookaburra,Kafka,King,Kim,von Kleist,Konigin,King,Kuhnau,Kierkegaard,Knight, Kate,
L - Lamentations, Leschetizky, Leoncavallo, Laudate, Latvia, Lincoln, Lieder, Louisville, Lincoln,Letzte,Llily Lemminkainen, Lloyd, Lettuce, Lamond,Loughran,Lausanne,Lawrence,Lillibulero,Life ,Liszt,Leo,Lambert,Lavender,Linz,Lortzing,Lady,Leg end,Last,
M - Moon, Madrigal, Messina, Mitridate, Menotti, Manfred, Maxwell, Moderato, Malcolm, Mannheim, Mathias, Merry Mount, Midsummer, Mantovani,Mathis,Murray,Moor,Montezuma,Manuel,Mont serrat,Mondonville,Maggie May,Mouse, Malaguena, Musgrave, Mirages, Mercadente,Merriman,Milhaud,Meyebeer,
N - Night(2), Nikisch, Nielsen, Neel, Norman, Norma, Nash, No, Night, Nun, Norbert, North, Nazareth, Nyiregyhazi, Nelson, Newman, Nuages,Noon,Never,Nebuchadnezza,Nero,New England,Nursery,North, Nemirovsky,Narcissus,Nanie,Nicene, Nazard,
O - Osmo, Oedipus, Oistrakh, Oliver, Oxford, Ocarina, One, Offenbach, Orpheus, Oscar, Oldcastle, Ogden, Ontario, Otto, Onslow, Old, Oscar(2),Oliphant,Oh,Oliver,Ode,Oboe,Ostinato,Orma ndy,Orlando,Oriental,Olivier,
P - Parody, Paderewski, Palestrina, Previn, Planquette, Prussia, Pie,Pritchard, Praetorius, Presto, Phantasm, Petite, Paul, Poston, Portsmouth,Palmgren,Pizzicato,Pilgrim,Preghiera,Pl eiades, Philip,Prometheus,Pinto,Pelham,Pagodas,Prayer,Perg olesi,Phaeton,
Q - Queen, Quantocks, Quichotte, Queensland, Quarrel,Quint, Question, Quantz,Quebec, Quasi(2) Quilter(3) Queyras(2), Quomodo, Quartertone,Quercus,Quirk,Quiet,Quest,
R - Roy, Ruler, Roussel, Rawsthorne, Rio, Ruggles, Roger, Radio, Ralph, Ride, River, Roger, Rich, Rain, Russell, Ricercare(2),Rock, Rebecca, Rebel,Royal,Rugby,Respighi,Romance,Rome,Rachmanino v,Rubbra,Reizenstein,Rain,Rysanek,
S - Smyth, Saint-Saens, Snow(flakes), Sarasate, Sisters, Les Six, Southampton, Sullivan, Sea, Salvatore, Stobart, Swan, Sunrise, Spinning, Steinberg,Seven,Serenade,Syrinx,Swann,Seventeen/Sunday,Seven,Schubert,Sampson,Scaramouche,Simple,S ensemaya,Siren,SullivanSalome,Spanish.
T - Troika, Tailleferre, Tcherepnin, Tippett, Twins, Trains, Triumphs, Tartini, Tea, Tarantella, Tian, Triple, Truro, Tasso, Tasmania, Trombone, Things,Turner,Tabor,Taverner,Tiresias,Triste,Trist an,Theremin,Tacet,Tcherepnin,Triangle,Turandot,Ter ra,
U - Ugly(2), Urtext, Ustvolkskaya(2), Umbrella, Umlauf, Utrecht, Umberto, Ursula(3)Undine, Ut, Universe(2),Uppingham, Usher, Une, Uncle, Up, Ulysses,Unger,Usher,Um,Universal,Upstairs,Unsuk,Ur lus,
V - Vasks, Venice(2),Verona(2), Vanity, Vaughan, Viola(2),Vins, Van Cliburn, Vinteuil, Venus(2) Vera, Victory, Visions, Venturini,Violetta, Voile,Vincent,Vinter,Vernon,Voices,Vanska,Van,Vieu ille,Ricardo Vines,
W - Winter, Warsaw, Wand, White, West, Wings,Widor, Wesendonck (2), Westminster, Walpurgis, Williams (Grace), William, Wellington College,Wordsworth,Woking,Wexford,Wyss,Whistle,Wil lie,White,Watford,Weber,Walton,Wassermann,Winifred ,Wednesday,West,
X - Xavier(2), Xenakis, maX(2), Xenia, X, XYZ, Xeres, XTC,
Y - Yevgeny(2), Year, Ysaye, Yankee, you’ll (never),York, Yale, Yorkshire, Yamada, Yodelling, Yggdrasil, Yugoslavia,Yuri, Yo-yo,Youth, Yangtze,Youmans,Yvonne,Yaw,Yared,
Z - Zipoli (2), Zeitoper, Zemlinsky,(2) Zadok,Zacharias, Zabaleta,Zappa,Zarzuela, buzzzz, Zoo, Zurich, Zuleika/eima, Zimbalist, Zerbinetta, Zodiac,Zenatello,


and all the spacing is up the creek gaps in words