Alphabet associations - I

[Roslynmuse]

Thanks for the leads rosylnmuse - are the clues all musical? I can find Ophelia linked to music by Berlioz, Medtner, Shostakovich and Frank Bridge

All musical - but none of the above. (Berlioz is close - very close - though!)

[mercia]

a wasteful offspring

prodigal son

[mercia]

does the word halcyon come into it ?

[cloughie]

I explained that I googled it At least I had a go at a Q : pats self on head:

ams - a very good Question set, other than the answered unanswered bit you had us all befuddled. If you'd have based the non-classical bit around

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsqFEI_Ulhs

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBsdHoTdOmc

I@d have got closer!

[Roslynmuse]

prodigal son

Indeed

[Roslynmuse]

does the word halcyon come into it ?

Almost!

[cloughie]

Almost!

River

[Roslynmuse]

River

You were closer before...

[mercia]

days of wine and roses

[Roslynmuse]

days of wine and roses

Afraid not...

Just about to go out so keep thinking!

[mercia]

Prodigal Son - Britten / Sullivan / various pop groups

reconciliation

[Roslynmuse]

Prodigal Son - Britten / Sullivan / various pop groups

reconciliation

Nice - but no! Title correct (for one of three works) but composers incorrect.

One last clue - the R is a place.

[mercia]

a work called The Prodigal Son by a classical composer, that composer is not Britten or Sullivan

Prokofiev ?

[mercia]

Halcyon Days by Purcell or Coates ?

[cloughie]

Nice - but no! Title correct (for one of three works) but composers incorrect.

One last clue - the R is a place.

Until you said that I was going to say Rainbow, but is that a place?