should I U? an easy quick one
..... to connect
a symphony and piano concerto by Camille and a 1930's flat-racer
..... to connect
a symphony and piano concerto by Camille and a 1930's flat-racer
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Originally posted by mercia View Post
good on yer, mercia!
George.. ah... Anna will be glad, unless she's constructing a fiendish U as we speak...
Now... I only know the Urgan Symphony and the Ugyptian piano concerto...
I think I'd better think it out again
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Originally posted by mercia View Post
one down, two to go
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Originally posted by mercia View Post
Yes and no... do, re, mi... &c. &c. Also, in French, the Organ Symphony is 'en Ut mineur' (C minor). Has that got something to do with it ?
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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sorry Caliban, you have it U = ut
the symphony in ut mineur
a piano concerto also in ut mineur
a thoroughbred, winner of the Cesarewitch Handicap, called ut ...... (no sharps or flats)Comment
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Originally posted by mercia View Post
.... majeur!!! http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=4347
Neat question, mercia... and I blundered to the answer... but...
V to me then, I guess
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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indubitably (the piano concerto being the 4th of course)Originally posted by Caliban View Post
that'll teach me to set a question
the cameraman was lucky not to get run down at that race !!Comment
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You must set more!!Originally posted by mercia View Postthat'll teach me to set a question
Haven't been able to set a V yet, been on the phone. Everyone else seems to have cleared off, anyway Everyone's watching Sherlock now I guess... so no hurry 
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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indeed. I suppose I ought to watch Sherlock since everyone's so enthusiastic about it. Instead I'm listening to your friend (?) Roger Allam on Radio 3.Originally posted by Caliban View PostComment
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Not a friend, I just rate him highlyOriginally posted by mercia View Post {EDIT: just looked up what he's doing on R3... playing Montaigne, I see. Any good? I have a mental block with radio drama, usually.... 
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Watch Sherlock later thanks to the marvels of technology. That's what I'll be doing
Worth it - their take on "Hound of the Baskervilles" tonight
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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A gorgeous youngster on a mountain said "Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker" but more relevant if it only costs Threepence...
Which V unites the three pieces of musical theatre referred to above?"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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