Alphabet associations - I

[Quarky]

wiki says that Marios Varvoglis (1934) and Henri Sauget (1940) wrote incidental music to The Persians [not relevant I think]

It's early music, mercia - I hope I don't get into trouble with my early's and ancient's!

[Flay]

It's early music, mercia - I hope I don't get into trouble with my early's and ancient's!

Or your apostrophes

[mercia]

whether any more clues are required before I go?

perhaps the nationality and century of this composer of a choral lament inspired by Aeschylus's The Persians (Persae ? )

[Nick Armstrong]

Hedgehogs are tenacious

An essential attribute in this particular corridor of the Forum!

[Nick Armstrong]

I have been exploring the Persian wars this morning.

To Mrs Flay's unconcealed delight, no doubt!

[Flay]

Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon's Xerxes (1714) was only performed once..

Lully wrote Ballet de Xerxès (1660)

[Flay]

To Mrs Flay's unconcealed delight, no doubt!

She has gone shopping and thinks I am out walking the dogs

[Flay]

Gosh, Crébillon had a miserable time:

In 1707 Crébillon had married a penniless girl, who died leaving him two young children. His father had also died, insolvent. In three years at court he had gained nothing and aroused considerable envy. Oppressed with melancholy, he moved to a garret, where he surrounded himself with dogs, cats and birds, which he had befriended; he became utterly careless of cleanliness or food, and sought comfort only in smoking.

[mercia]

Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon's Xerxes (1714) was only performed once..

Lully wrote Ballet de Xerxès (1660)

they both sound very good
I don't think we mind how many times they were performed, do we ? this isn't the flop, is it ?

[Flay]

I'm not sure if we are dealing with a flop, or a lament, or a lamentable flop. I'm lost.

[mercia]

I thought hedgehog was on the brink of cracking it: Has someone set just this part of the play? An English composer?

oh, English

not (Purcell) Dido's lament surely ? that's a different story isn't it (he said, not having a clue) - oops, no that's Virgil

[Quarky]

Go back a bit mercia- a queen or two.

[hedgehog]

Well if it's a play set to music and early English it might be a masque, but I still draw a blank. Some deep (all at) sea trawling has dredged up one Colley Cibber who wrote a play Xerxes which had a lot of music in it (and it was a flop).

How about Arne's Artaxerxes as in "son of Xerxes" ?

[mercia]

Richard Farrant ??

I give up

[Nick Armstrong]

Colley Cibber who wrote a play Xerxes which had a lot of music in it (and it was a flop).

How about Arne's Artaxerxes as in "son of Xerxes" ?

Sounds good... Has Oddball rolled off (his little green light's still on...)