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I could have googled and thought and cogitated and pondered from today till Doomsday, and that solution wouldn't have occurred to me ...
"...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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You and me both Cali - that ams is a cunning fellow!Originally posted by Caliban View PostI could have googled and thought and cogitated and pondered from today till Doomsday, and that solution wouldn't have occurred to me ...
Meanwhile R seems to have gone slient on the R.Comment
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Back home now!Originally posted by cloughie View Post
The non-Sullivan/Britten/Prokofiev prodigal son is fairly well-known - an extract was recorded by Beecham, for example.Comment
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AH ha!!!! Is R Rome ?Originally posted by Roslynmuse View Post
Debussy won the Prix de Rome with his "Enfant Prodigue"
I suspect the Ophelia reference is to Berlioz who also won the Prix de Rome...
Still searching, inc. for the kingfisher reference.
I fully expect that when I press 'Post Quick Reply' mercia or cloughie will have just posted the answer..
EDIT: got there first!"...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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Rome is correct!Originally posted by Caliban View PostAH ha!!!! Is R Rome ?
Debussy won the Prix de Rome with his "Enfant Prodigue"
I suspect the Ophelia reference is to Berlioz who also won the Prix de Rome...
Still searching, inc. for the kingfisher reference.
I fully expect that when I press 'Post Quick Reply' mercia or cloughie will have just posted the answer..
EDIT: got there first!
As is Debussy and L'enfant prodigue.
Not Berlioz (in this instance) though, although it could have been - you'll have to look both earlier and later (don't worry, my logical mind means they are not completely abitrary choices!)Comment
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The kingfisher reference I think is to Ravel - it's the fourth song in his 1906 "Histoires Naturelles" song-cycle... not a Prix de Rome entry, but he had (eventually) won a second prize in 1901 with some ghastly cantata...Originally posted by Roslynmuse View PostRome is correct!
As is Debussy and L'enfant prodigue.
Not Berlioz (in this instance) though, although it could have been - you'll have to look both earlier and later (don't worry, my logical mind means they are not completely abitrary choices!)
And Jules Lefebvre (who he? Ed.) won the Prix de Rome in 1861 and went on to write a piece called "Ophélia" in 1890....
"...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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All true - but not relevant!Originally posted by Caliban View PostThe kingfisher reference I think is to Ravel - it's the fourth song in his 1906 "Histoires Naturelles" song-cycle... not a Prix de Rome entry, but he had (eventually) won a second prize in 1901 with some ghastly cantata...
And Jules Lefebvre (who he? Ed.) won the Prix de Rome in 1861 and went on to write a piece called "Ophélia" in 1890....
EDIT - 3rd prize in 1901? (Acc to Wiki)
Keep thinking about Ravel's other attempts and that may lead indirectly to the kingfisher...Comment
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andthe Martin-Pecheur andthe end of Le GrillonintheHistoires naturellesOriginally posted by Roslynmuse View PostAll true - but not relevant!
EDIT - 3rd prize in 1901? (Acc to Wiki)
Keep thinking about Ravel's other attempts and that may lead indirectly to the kingfisher...Comment
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Originally posted by Roslynmuse View PostAll true - but not relevant!
..... exits to regroup and do further research..."...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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Not Histoires naturelles (although I love them!)Originally posted by cloughie View Post
I'm feeling a bit like the fisherman in Le martin-pecheur - 'Not a bite today!'Comment
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Great smileys, Cali!Originally posted by Caliban View Post
..... exits to regroup and do further research...Comment
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Originally posted by cloughie View Post
Not more bloody Respighi....
"...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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