Alphabet associations - I

[rubbernecker]

.... and I've been waiting in the wings, poised to sweep in majestical with a stonker featuring Zemlinsky. Curse you rubbernecker!!

It was merely a suggestion in order to avoid being forced once more into the limited range of usual suspects like Xenakis, Ysaye and er... Zemlinsky

[Nick Armstrong]

It was merely a suggestion in order to avoid being forced once more into the limited range of usual suspects like Xenakis, Ysaye and er... Zemlinsky

Alas what fertile fields shall remain untilled... http://www.classical-composers.org/search/firstZ

(*whistles catchy air by Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg )

[Don Petter]

Not a very comprehensive list? I have recordings of works by Zarebski and Zarzycki, neither of which appear.

[Nick Armstrong]

Not a very comprehensive list? I have recordings of works by Zarebski and Zarzycki, neither of which appear.

[Don Petter]

Oh Dear! Just thought - I hope I never get Z to set now, since I've revealed my last two secrets.

[Norfolk Born]

Getting back to your question - is it something to do with Wales?

One does wander down some fascinating byways while looking for answers. I discovered that a fearsomely intellectual German lady called Amalie Emmy Noether took up a position at Bryn Mawr college in 1933 - hence my question.

[vinteuil]

Over to you, vinteuil, for the dubious honour of "X".

So, for X, I think I might chance the following : -

"Very clever, getting from A to B - a large whisky, quick!"

[Tapiola]

One does wander down some fascinating byways while looking for answers. I discovered that a fearsomely intellectual German lady called Amalie Emmy Noether took up a position at Bryn Mawr college in 1933 - hence my question.

Ahh. And my clue about "W" being indirectly related to Wales referred to Fafner the dragon in Siegfried (third of the cycle in which Walkure come second).

As for "X", the only thing I can think of is Xenakis. From A to B = "Analogique A/Analogique B", Whiskey = "Mists" (Irish Mist is a whiskey-based liqueur), clever = Messiaen said that Xenakis was "of superior intelligence". ???

[vinteuil]

Tapiola - ingenious. But no...

[Tapiola]

I am now baffled.

[Tapiola]

Xerxes?

[vinteuil]

Xerxes?

nope...

I could add - if there was any clue in the opening line of my attempt - it was quite accidental...

[Norfolk Born]

I am now baffled.

In order to prevent the silence between postings from becoming too deafening:
Tapiola: I've always had, and continue to have, a 'thing' for Sally Webster. The lady wife is well aware, and claims she understands. Does anybody else have any views on Britain's premier soap and those who populate it?

[Nick Armstrong]

I generally spin through the Corrie omnibus at weekends (believe it or not, for professional reasons)... The main highlights seem to me to come from the magnificent Eileen - her one liners, delivered with perfect timing by Sue Cleaver, rarely disappoint

Sally Webster is one of the most subtly disagreeable people in Weatherfield, I think - another great performance - but I suspect you are not referring to her character traits... ?

[Don Petter]

Haven't really looked at this before. Double sharp springs to mind. Isn't that an X on manuscript?