Alphabet associations - I

[Nick Armstrong]

Apologies: I suffer the forfeit and suggest that Caliban take over the next letter: he did get the Wired/Jimmy/West connection, after all.

Just in... I don't think there's a problem! I think there's a general view that repeating an earlier solution such as Xavier with different questions is fine! Also that the XYZ words are voluntary and can be skipped if desired straight to A.

As a most welcome new regular, why don't you pick another XYZA letter and go again - don't think there was any grounds for a forfeit, in fact yours was a great X question!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Thanks, Cali: you will be relieved to know that, because of my error, Posters have been spared reference to the obscure Scottish composer, Xavier Breatht'kulierporridge.

Moving on ... to Y (and I hope this isn't another "repeat": I can't go through all 946 pages!):

Faustian help for Washington Senators
active in repose
the owner of Broadway

All clues Musical, answer Geographical (sort of).

Best Wishes.

[Norfolk Born]

Is that Mr. Applegate that I see?

[Norfolk Born]

...and Mr. Cohan, yes?
'Damn Yankees' involves a Faustian deal with Satan, aka Mr. Applegate, to restore the fortunes of the Senators. Mr. Cohan ('the man who owned Broadway') is the subject of the film 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Cor(e)!

Got two out of three in the blinking of an Y!

Now "active in repose" shouldn't be too hard if you follow the Yankees.

(I'm out to t'cricket club now until about 3.00pm, so don't worry if suggestions don't get responses between now and then!)

[Norfolk Born]

A Connecticut Yankee?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Quite so - my cunning plan rent in Twain!

[Nick Armstrong]

Quite so - my cunning plan rent in Twain!

What's the connection with "active in repose", for those of us not fine-tuned into the Ferne-Norfolk wavelength??

[Anna]

Quite so - my cunning plan rent in Twain!

Shania Twain, I presume?

<doh> emoticon. Mark Twain?

[Norfolk Born]

While asleep, said Yankee engages in various adventures centred on King Arthur's court.
And so back to 'A' (musical throughout):
What 'A' have Beethoven, Fauré, Mozart and Sibelius in common?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Norfy is the Ys man (or Ys-woman? In which case are there two things we should know about her ... ?)
Just to clear up: "active in repose" could suggest "Busy Doing Nothing", one of the songs on the Shania Twain album "An Conneticut Yankee in the Court of King Arthur".

Back to business: is the order in which you've written the composers' names significant, Norfy?

[Nick Armstrong]

Ah yes I see. Cheers (nor)folks.

The A isn't about violin sonatas, is it? (Just orf the top of me 'ead...)

[Norfolk Born]

fernyhough beloved: no, there's no significance to the order in which the names appear. I just put them in alphabetical order. (Precisely what are the two things that you would you like to know about me, by the way)?
caliban: not violin sonatas

[Nick Armstrong]

caliban: not violin sonatas

Twas just a random thought, I know one of LvB's and Gabriel Fauré's First are in A major... not sure about WM and JS...

[Anna]

Twas just a random thought, I know one of LvB's and Gabriel Fauré's First are in A major... not sure about WM and JS...

Cannot be A major Calibers, something Major or Minor is your speciality when it comes to question setting! It's your Public School upbringing!!

Is it, something you may find in a ballet I wonder?