Alphabet associations - I

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Just plain ORPHEUS?

Exactly so! The cult of Orpheus was an occult gathering that had an enormous influence on, among others, Pythagoras. Orpheus is credited with having written the "Orphic Hymns" associated with the cult.

Right. I suspect Flay knew the answers from the start, but couched his responses in suitably Orphic terms. Cali got the lion's share of the answers and Subby cleared up details and provided a fascinating fact or two.

I'll let you sort out who's next: I've had a busy day's Night wandering!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I'm confused. You said 'almost' in relation to 'Sir Orfeo'... Is that 'precisely' the answer, then?

"Orpheus" is the answer. He led to the cult named after him, and was the source of the mediaeval poem and Haydn's Opera (in both of which his name is "Italianated"!)

[Nick Armstrong]

Right. I suspect Flay knew the answers from the start, but couched his responses in suitably Orphic terms. Cali got the lion's share of the answers and Subby cleared up details and provided a fascinating fact or two.

Well no other takers, so here's a quick p before bed:

a graduate of the University where CPE Bach studied law, who collected over 300 dances and engaged in a familiar and seasonal bit of flower arrangement.

[mercia]

a graduate of the University where CPE Bach studied law, who collected over 300 dances and engaged in a familiar and seasonal bit of flower arrangement.

Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621) studied divinity and philosophy at Frankfurt (Oder), his Terpsichore (1612) is a collection of more than 300 instrumental dances and his seasonal Es ist ein Ros entsprungen horticulturally compares the virgin Mary to a rose and is a favourite of Caliban in the Sandstrom arrangement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Es_ist_ein_Ros_entsprungen_(Sandstr%C3%B6m)

[greenilex]

There is something not totally horticultural about that rose...the monks get excited about it.

[Nick Armstrong]

Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621) studied divinity and philosophy at Frankfurt (Oder), his Terpsichore (1612) is a collection of more than 300 instrumental dances and his seasonal Es ist ein Ros entsprungen horticulturally compares the virgin Mary to a rose and is a favourite of Caliban in the Sandstrom arrangement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Es_ist_...andstr%C3%B6m)

Mercy me mercia..!!! Three holes in one! And good cross-referencing re: the Sandstrom!!!

Yes on every count... My 'flower arranging' was a reference to the fact that I think he only harmonised (i.e. arranged) "Es ist en Ros..." but you got there.

And you got yourself a Christmas Eve-eve Q to set!!!



PS for anyone who remembers the saga, the pre-Christmas fridge break-down saga, all is well again, the excellent appliancesdirect.com delivered v promptly this morning, so the new one is chilling for a few hours ready for shopping later today to be inserted, prior to family arrivals this evening... *phew*

[Nick Armstrong]

There is something not totally horticultural about that rose...the monks get excited about it.

O rosa sine spina...

[mercia]

My 'flower arranging' was a reference to the fact that I think he only harmonised (i.e. arranged) "Es ist en Ros..."

ah yes, too subtle for me
sounds like you've got an exciting day ahead


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a musical contemplation, a 1970 album, a booker prizewinner


(I think I've been here before )

[Don Petter]

Well that O whistled over my head at great speed (lucky I had me nicky-tams on). I did know Praetorius without the flowers. A bit mean of Mercia to get up at the unearthly hour of 7.30 to grab it, I thought.

Does anyone remember that great early DGG Archiv LP with some of the Terpsichore Dances by the Collegium Terpsichore, under Fritz Neumeyer?

[mercia]

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a musical contemplation, a 1970 album, a booker prizewinner

a Booker prizewinning book, that is

[subcontrabass]

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a musical contemplation, a 1970 album, a booker prizewinner

Does this Question have an answer?

[Flay]

a Booker prizewinning book, that is

Drat it. I was working on Quinn.

Back to the drawing board...

[mercia]

Back to the drawing board...

sorry if I misled you.

I guess the book is as much the prizewinner as the author, if you see what I mean

I think SCB may be onto it, given his cryptic enQuiry

[Flay]

Does this Question have an answer?

It might be unanswered

[Flay]

Quartet:

The Unanswered Question - Charles Ives (a Quartet)

Quartet in Autumn – Macmillan

Let it Be – the Beatles’ last album (they were a quartet)