Alphabet associations - I

[amateur51]

Is the H musical, Dave?

What about the answers to the clues?

[amateur51]

Sorry, neither of those, though the H was.

The H was ... what?

[mercia]

Films, maybe.

Rob Reiner?

[Norfolk Born]

The H was ... what?

Can somebody please explain what's going on - it's becoming increasingly difficult to tell clues from replies!

[mercia]

well I think what I've understood so far is that the Reiner in the original question

What H has connections with Reiner, a Metropolitan first, and something silly?

is neither Fritz Reiner nor Karel Reiner nor Thomas Reiner nor Carl Reiner
but is a Reiner (maybe/maybe not) to do with films
which is why I suggested Rob Reiner

I should think we're running out of Reiners

[Dave2002]

Rob Reiner?

Sounds like the man.

[Dave2002]

Can somebody please explain what's going on - it's becoming increasingly difficult to tell clues from replies!

Am and ofcachap. H was a composer.

[Dave2002]

the "What are you listening to now?" thread?

Missed that one earlier. No, the silly thing is not the "What are you listening to now?" thread, but a "symphony"!

[vinteuil]

Missed that one earlier. No, the silly thing is not the "What are you listening to now?" thread, but a "symphony"!

... not Haydn and a Joke???

[Dave2002]

Re Haydn and Joke.

Like it, but no.

H lived into the 20th century. The "symphonies" were not by him, and were a 20th century phenomenon.

[mercia]

The "symphonies" .............. were a 20th century phenomenon.

like Disney's "Silly Symphonies" cartoon series?

[Dave2002]

like Disney's "Silly Symphonies" cartoon series?

Them's ther ones.

[mercia]

did our 19/20 century H composer compose an opera that had it's premiere at the Met? ("Metropolitan first")

[Dave2002]

did our 19/20 century H composer compose an opera that had it's premiere at the Met? ("Metropolitan first")

Not exactly.

[mercia]

is it a specific film directed by or acted in by Rob Rainer that we should be thinking of?