Alphabet associations - I

[cloughie]

Are we looking for three 4th Symphonies, for example, the S being their names? ("Simple" or some such?)

Three 4th Symphonies by composers of the same name (almost).

[cloughie]

Sch[ö/oe]nberg?

Twelve-note Rows (4x3); moved from Germany to the States in the '30s - thus requiring a change of spelling of his surname.

No - Did Sam Goldwyn make him shorten it?

[Thropplenoggin]

Schmid, Schmidt?

[cloughie]

Schmid, Schmidt?

No. One of them had two goes.

[Thropplenoggin]

Schumann, Schubert?

[mercia]

One of them had two goes.

at what ?

writing a fourth symphony or changing his name ?

is the S word the name of the composers or the name of the fourth symphonies ?

[Flay]

Partial to cryptic crosswords, I thought about trying to join in here. Alas, this makes the average Araucaria clue seem like child's play in comparison. Not much fun for the uninitiated.

Good to see you on here, Throppers. We need all the help we can get... Part of the "fun" is in asking for additional clues, making educated (or otherwise ) guesses.

Mind you, we don't do AA for fun. It's an obligation

[mercia]

Did Sam Goldwyn make him shorten it?

not sure if that's a question about Schoenberg's name or a clue to this question

[Quarky]

Three 4th Symphonies by composers of the same name (almost).

Strauss? can't firm up on that for present (google not working!)

[Nick Armstrong]

is the S word the name of the composers or the name of the fourth symphonies ?

I think this

Three 4th Symphonies by composers of the same name (almost).

indicates we are after three similarly- but not identically-named writers of 4th symphonies...

[Flay]

indicates we are after three similarly- but not identically-named writers of 4th symphonies...

Then what would be the significance of the 4th symphonies? Surely the symphonies' names must be the S, rather than the composers'???

[Nick Armstrong]

Then what would be the significance of the 4th symphonies? Surely the symphonies' names must be the S, rather than the composers'???

Dunno

[mercia]

well Schumann and Schuman fit the American/German and fourth symphonies components, though William Schuman wrote more than 4 so I don't quite understand the significance of number 4

is there another composer Schuman{n} ?

[amateur51]

Then what would be the significance of the 4th symphonies? Surely the symphonies' names must be the S, rather than the composers'???

Get a grip Flay - remember you're dealing with Mr Approximate here

[Flay]

Tell you what, cloughie - give us the answer and we'll work the clues out from there...