Alphabet associations - I

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I am all at sea with this one.

As in the Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Sea Pictures
Calm Sea and Prosperous Journey
?

[Flay]

As in the Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Sea Pictures
Calm Sea and Prosperous Journey
?

YeS, exactly like that! I wasn't enigmatic enough!

[mercia]

crikey well done

I think I need that explained to me

[Don Petter]

crikey well done

I think I need that explained to me

And to me!

[subcontrabass]

crikey well done

I think I need that explained to me

In order:

Sea Pictures - a song cycle by Elgar

Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage - quoted by Elgar in Enigma Variation XIII, played by solo clarinet

Sea Songs - dropped from the "Last Night of the Proms"

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

"Something dropped off the end of a promenade" = The Fantasia which ends every Prom season.
The clarinet solo in the Sinclair variation of the Enigmas is a quotation from Mendelssohn's overture Calm Sea and Prosperous Journey
Elgar was a baronet and he called his bicycle "Mr Phoebus" (after whom, in turn, respected forumite and avant-garde enthusiast Mr Pee named himself ) ... and Elgar wrote Sea Pictures to poems written by his wife. (Okay, I guessed Sea Pictures from the other pieces!)

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Sea Songs - dropped from the "Last Night of the Proms"

Of course: far more pertinent (and entertaining) so described!

[Flay]

crikey well done

I think I need that explained to me

Sea Pictures is a song cycle by Sir Edward Elgar (who is a baronet)
Elgar included in variation 13 a quotation from Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage played by a solo clarinet
And the Sea Shanties were dropped from the Last Night of course

Well done fhg and scb

[Flay]

Should have "refreshed" - you beat me to it

You two are going to have to fight over the next one. It's T Time

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Should have "refreshed" - you beat me to it

Well, I could've been wrong (cf "Nielsen Saga Trom etc etc)!

I did T last time and I've done a recent puzzle, so may I request T at Subby's?

[Don Petter]

"Something dropped off the end of a promenade" = The Fantasia which ends every Prom season.
The clarinet solo in the Sinclair variation of the Enigmas is a quotation from Mendelssohn's overture Calm Sea and Prosperous Journey
Elgar was a baronet and he called his bicycle "Mr Phoebus" (after whom, in turn, respected forumite and avant-garde enthusiast Mr Pee named himself ) ... and Elgar wrote Sea Pictures to poems written by his wife. (Okay, I guessed Sea Pictures from the other pieces!)

I think the Sinclair variation is XI, which I quoted, thinking it was the dog which dropped off the end of its promenade. The Calm Sea one is XIII, Lady Mary Lygon, is it not?

Thanks for all the other info.

[Nick Armstrong]

Delicious! Thank you (burp).

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/...tter/bombe.jpg

Good one!

The R was totally impentrable to me. Ditto the large Tescos from which I have latterly escaped. Ditto the A4 leaving London, which I have to take for 200yds to get to Tescos. Chaos.

Doors shut, listening to my new Naxos acquisition (see Christmas Favourites thread) which anton and I both love, waiting for family in about 2 hours...

[Don Petter]

That's a very short gestation?

Merry Christmas!

[Nick Armstrong]

That's a very short gestation?

Merry Christmas!

They are far from newborn!

Merry Christmas to you too, and all who loiter and ponder here! Though I think I will be popping back here quite a lot over the festive beanfeast...

[Anna]

I got to Waitrose at 3pm. It was so quiet - no queues!! Amazing.

As we may all be busy from now on in preparing for the festivities I'd also like to wish everyone a Very Happy Christmas, and may you all be Merry and Bright!