Alphabet associations - I

[Tapiola]

forgive a dumb question, but is this thing unique to these three works?

Actually, I would have thought that this is a very intelligent question!

This thing is not unique to the works in question. Another clue would be that Haydn is a celebrated exponent of this musical thing in some of his movements.

[Tapiola]

Mutes?

Sorry, not mutes.

[mercia]

out of my depth here


monothematic?

[Tapiola]

Great work, mercia!



All 3 pieces are monothematic, as are many of Haydn's first movements.

Over to you for an N.

[mercia]

a very lucky stab with help from Wikipedia and your clues
never knew that about Haydn or your other 3
back to school for me

a moment please for N

[mercia]

many moments later and not really worth the wait

What N links

- an Irishman buried at Vvedenskoye
- a work completed 15/12/99
- Ignace Xavier Joseph's 5th

?

[subcontrabass]

many moments later and not really worth the wait

What N links

- an Irishman buried at Vvedenskoye
- a work completed 15/12/99
- Ignace Xavier Joseph's 5th

?

The first and last give Nocturne (John Field and Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach).

[mercia]

The first and last give Nocturne (John Field and Ignace Xavier Joseph Leybach).

I shall whistle for the third

[Tapiola]

Debussy Nocturnes completed 15 December 1899.

One of my favourite works

[mercia]

Subc 2 - Taps 1

by the rules of this game Sbc gets the book token and this round of applause



and the letter O

[subcontrabass]

Some quick scratching around suggests:

What O links a desert island, a bovine scientist, and 20 July 1969?

[vinteuil]

20 July 1969 was the moon landing...

[Norfolk Born]

Wasn't that the following day?

[vinteuil]

the lunar module landed on the 20th, Neil A opened the hatch and walked on the moon on the 21st. I think.

[Norfolk Born]

Did Apollo 11 orbit the moon on the 20th of July? Is there also some sort of link between orbiting and BSE research? (Nothing musical there, mind you).