Alphabet associations - I

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Both correct! The coleslaw:

Ariadne

a song in Sondheim's The Frogs;
features on Naxos in Richard Strauss' opera;
and helping Theseus (what a cad!) in Birtwistle's;
a title of a concertante work for oboe and chamber ensemble by Gordon Crosse (who really should feature on the "Neglected Brits etc." Thread.

Honours all round, but, at hedgehog's request - and if Cali doesn't object - perhaps Oddy has a real B to tax us with ... ?

[Nick Armstrong]

Agreed!

Spicy one for a Sunday night, Mr F

[Quarky]

Well, I was keeping a low profile, but would have suggested Ariadne statue with crossed legs- poor old Theseus!

I'm still working on my X clue! So would only go for a B puzzle if pressed!

[Nick Armstrong]

I'm still working on my X clue! So would only go for a B puzzle if pressed!

Give us something XXX-rated Odders, that'll be just fine!

[Quarky]

Give us something XXX-rated Odders, that'll be just fine!

My Z clue masterpiece is not quite finished yet, so this is the best I can do for a B at short notice:
A B to link:
Hanslick had an acidic tongue, and had something unpleasant to say about this work.
An approximately new type of music, relying on ancient constructions
An early piece by a major modern composer.

[mercia]

wikipedia tells me that Hanslick basically didn't like Wagner, Bruckner and Wolf

and in particular Lohengrin and Tchaikovsky's violin concerto and 6th symphony

don't know if the "ancient constructions" are plainsong
"early piece by a major modern composer" is quite a wide field

[Quarky]

You are correct in regard to Hanslick mercia. A bit more digging around required.

"ancient" is the correct use of the term - way back before plainsong and really "ancient".

I am using the word "construction" in a general sense - I don't know if it has a specific musical meaning.

The modern composer is British.

[hedgehog]

"ancient" is the correct use of the term - way back before plainsong and really "ancient".

Bother...... that rules out ballad then (medieval term I think).

[Quarky]

Try ancient Greece - can't get more ancient than that, at least not on this board!

And in regard to Hanslick, Tchaik violin concerto is the one in issue.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Try ancient Greece - can't get more ancient than that, at least not on this board!

Would I be right in thinking that this B follows rather neatly on from the previous A - as illustrated by Cali?

[Quarky]

Would I be right in thinking that this B follows rather neatly on from the previous A - as illustrated by Cali?

The B word is present in Caliban's painting, but it's not Bacchus, if that is what you had in mind.

[hedgehog]

Bucolic?

Has someone written a piece called Bucolic?

(know plenty of Pastoral English composers though .)

edit:
Pity about the Bacchus though - there is a sort of Bacchanale scene on the Venusburg in Tannhäuser, could have scraped in Cage with a Bacchanale, but don't see where that leads with "approximately new music". I can't get these things to gel at all

[Quarky]

Not bucolic.

And by the way, the ancient greek construction is modes - I hope I have not made my clues too oblique!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

it's not Bacchus, if that is what you had in mind.

Well, like Edjog, I was thinking of Bacchanale, but evidently not.

The B word is present in Caliban's painting

Now that is intriguing.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Has someone written a piece called Bucolic?

Yes; Lutoslawski:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1fHsooyA9s

... bygger all use to us now - but worth remembering for the future!