Alphabet associations - I

[Flay]

Il bevitore fortunato (1803)

[mercia]

that all looks very flayversome

back to the bottom of the hill to start pushing that boulder up again

all yours

[Flay]

back to the bottom of the hill to start pushing that boulder up again

Tell me about it

A heroic pastoral river by Neptune, a Gay beautiful fountain, and a vocally agile giant with an eye for our A

[Anna]

Poor Flay, sat on his Jack Jones since past two of the clock. Surely this cannot be right, Friday night and all, and he's still awaiting a heroic pastoral river, something Gay and a giant with lust in his eyes?
So, as I am off now, I am pushing this up for someone to solve.
(I did look at Gay fountains, in particuarly Stravinsky's but got nowhere with gay nor lesbian), Gosh, typical Friday night in South Wales as in guess the sexuality of who has offered to buy you a drink who is over 6ft tall.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

"Gay" has a capital initial: are we meant to look at the chap behind The Beggar's Opera?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

"Gay" has a capital initial: are we meant to look at the chap behind The Beggar's Opera?

<doh>! And the librettist of FlAycis and Galatea!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Polyphemus is a Cyclops (so "with an eye" who has a vocally agile aria ("I rage, I burn") in Handel's Acis and Galatea;
He murders Acis, who is transformed into a beautiful fountain (with which Galatea seems to be consoled).

In Lully's version (Acis et Galatée), Acis is revived - and turned into a river by Polyphemus' father, Neptune!

[Flay]

Polyphemus is a Cyclops (so "with an eye" who has a vocally agile aria ("I rage, I burn") in Handel's Acis and Galatea;
He murders Acis, who is transformed into a beautiful fountain (with which Galatea seems to be consoled).

In Lully's version (Acis et Galatée), Acis is revived - and turned into a river by Polyphemus' father, Neptune!

Brilliant ferney! I was worried that my puzle was heading down the plughole into oblivion, but thanks to Anna it was bumped up into the limelight

Gosh, typical Friday night in South Wales as in guess the sexuality of who has offered to buy you a drink who is over 6ft tall.

We don't get much of that in South Yorkshire (well at least I don't)

Blast off time, ferney!

[Nick Armstrong]

Poor Flay, sat on his Jack Jones since past two of the clock. Surely this cannot be right, Friday night and all, and he's still awaiting a heroic pastoral river, something Gay and a giant with lust in his eyes?
So, as I am off now, I am pushing this up for someone to solve.
(I did look at Gay fountains, in particuarly Stravinsky's but got nowhere with gay nor lesbian), Gosh, typical Friday night in South Wales as in guess the sexuality of who has offered to buy you a drink who is over 6ft tall.

First prize for Post of the Day? I think so

I'm finally - at long last - on the sofa on my Jack Jones ( - Anna, can you just explain the derivation of that little bit of Cardiff Rhyming Slang?).... and I'd have got that A for flAycis, I'm sure of it!

Nice work ferns. Hope i can join in a bit this weekend!!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Blast off time, ferney!

Coincidentally, which B is suggested by Collin (but not William); Iago's worthy peer; and the Acropolis in August?

[Anna]

King Stephen was a worthy peer,
His breeches cost him but a crown;
He held them sixpence all too dear,
With that he call'd the tailor lown.
He was a wight of high renown,
And thou art but of low degree:
'Tis pride that pulls the country down;
Then take thine auld cloak about thee.

I dunno, I was quite happy grooving along to R3 when The Verb and Ian McMillan came on. ...... I'm sure he's lost more listeners than R3 gains from his presence. Anyway, it's best to visit the Acropolis in August due to full moon.

[Flay]

King Stephen was a worthy peer...

I dunno, I was quite happy grooving along to R3 when The Verb and Ian McMillan came on. ...... I'm sure he's lost more listeners than R3 gains from his presence. Anyway, it's best to visit the Acropolis in August due to full moon.

Poor Anna, her R3 listening came Acropperlis thanks to the Bard of Barnsley

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

King Stephen was a worthy peer,
His breeches cost him but a crown;
He held them sixpence all too dear,
With that he call'd the tailor lown.
He was a wight of high renown,
And thou art but of low degree:
'Tis pride that pulls the country down;
Then take thine auld cloak about thee.

[Anna]

Poor Anna, her R3 listening came Acropperlis thanks to the Bard of Barnsley

Never fear Flay, I girded my loins and at the moment I have William Lawes and his Consort Sets in 5 amd 6 parts to soothe my troubled breast. Hah! Those R3 lot think they know about Baroque - how many Purcell fantasies for Viols or Lawes have they broadcast - both of them whisk you away into clouds of gorgeousness ........... until you are breathless with the beauty of it all.
Edit: In fact I am going to bed with it, Nighty-Night All!

[Flay]

A small point of order...

Last night I was too tired to clarify things further but Handel wrote two versions. In 1708 he wrote the serenata "Aci, Galatea e Polifemo" which contains a demanding aria for the bass Polifemo (from the D below the bass stave to the A above it). This was the one I had in mind - Fra l'ombre e gl'orrori (which I think translates as "among the shadows and horrors"):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUbjmGs-tk0

When in England Handel conceived "Acis and Galatea" with libretto by Gay.

Lully described his work "Acis et Galatée" a pastorale-héroïque.

Now for King Stephen...