Alphabet associations - I

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

which is in Tartini Square.

The middle clue presumably refers to sum and difference notes, the discovery of which is credited to Tartini.

and again.

I've since wondered if my choice of composer was influenced by all the foodie comments preceeding it!

Honours equallly divided between mercia and scb. Which of U is it to be?

[antongould]

Off U go mercia we haven't had Ustvolskaya for ages!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Sorry to hear about the bad day, Flay. And even if someone else pipped you to the post, it doesn't alter the fact that you got the answer right. Enjoy the chicken!

Best Wishes.

[Flay]

Thanks, ferney. We learn a lot through this thread. Piran looks like a nice town to visit. One day <sigh>

[Nick Armstrong]

He doesn't even blush, does he? - I think a French lawyer might say that you ate your meal en connaissance de cause...

I think the idea that a French lawyer would have the slightest compunction in getting magret or foie-gras safely stashed behind his cravate is pure fantaisie, mon cher vindetable!

[mercia]

we haven't had Ustvolskaya for ages!

I best oblige then

U connecting

- the sit-com (divorced) wife of Patrick but in reality daughter of Herbert
- the poet of that self-same Herbert's 22/11 saint
- the wife of an operatic barrel-maker (n.b. remember the proper word for that occupation)

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

the poet of that self-same Herbert's 22/11 saint

Well 22nd Nov is the feast day of St Cecilia, the "patroness" of Music and Musicians.

Any use?

[mercia]

22nd Nov is the feast day of St Cecilia

you've made a start

(p.s. don't blame me if this question isn't up to standard !!)

[mercia]

I didn't want to put this in the original question, but this is what I mean

"that self-same Herbert's hymn to a 22/11 saint"

which is probably too helpful

[amateur51]

I didn't want to put this in the original question, but this is what I mean

"that self-same Herbert's hymn to a 22/11 saint"

which is probably too helpful

So the Herbert is Howells; and the poet is Ursula Vaughan Williams

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I think we need to look for the bear necessities

[mercia]

So the Herbert is Howells; and the poet is Ursula Vaughan Williams

[amateur51]

I best oblige then

U connecting

- the sit-com (divorced) wife of Patrick but in reality daughter of Herbert
- the poet of that self-same Herbert's 22/11 saint
- the wife of an operatic barrel-maker (n.b. remember the proper word for that occupation)

Ursula Howells was an actress and the ex-wife of Patrick Cargill in the sit-com Father, Dear Father

[mercia]

Ursula Howells was an actress and the ex-wife of Patrick Cargill in the sit-com Father, Dear Father

oh dear, this is too easy

just the opera left

[amateur51]

oh dear, this is too easy

just the opera left

Thanks for that encomium to my problem-solving skills, mercia