Alphabet associations - I

[mercia]

an A to connect

- Oldfield's first with Mercury
- a 17-stringer
- a "Bill" Berty opera

[antongould]

A stretched Angel?

[mercia]

A stretched Angel?

oh dear, that was a bit quick
but it's about time we had an AG question

please continue with that answer

[antongould]

Angelique

Track on Mike Oldfield's first Mercury CD
A 17 stringed instrument
An Ibert Opera bouffe(?)

[mercia]

Angelique

Track on Mike Oldfield's first Mercury CD
A 17 stringed instrument
An Ibert Opera bouffe(?)

yep, as easy as that


a b-b-better B from you

[antongould]

To plead the 5th AA Amendment I have to go out until about 17.00 so can I suggest another Am day blocker or even Anna who did solve the Rumpole filler.........
If not anyone else who is the B's knees...

Apologies

[Nick Armstrong]

An Ibert Opera bouffe(?)

I don't get how the clue works: a "Bill" Berty opera ?

[mercia]

"Bill" Berty opera

I was trying to disguise Jacques Ibert's identity and wiki says that he occasionally went under the pen name William Berty

a disguise that Anton tossed aside like some empty crisp packet

Jacques Ibert - Angelique - opera bouffe (1927)

[Anna]

I'm back a lot earlier than expected, I don't mind setting a B if you can wait half an hour or so, unless anyone else wants to offer or has one ready?

Edit: No response and I don't think anyone is around to play, so best wait for anton to get back with the B which gives a chance for brain cells to recharge !!

[Nick Armstrong]

I was trying to disguise Jacques Ibert's identity and wiki says that he occasionally went under the pen name William Berty

a disguise that Anton tossed aside like some empty crisp packet

Jacques Ibert - Angelique - opera bouffe (1927)

A fascinating tit-bit about M. Ibert, thank you for the explanation!

As you say, transparent to anton's all-seeing eye

Anna - nice of you to offer, but speaking for myself I have fish to fry (legally/metaphorically speaking) and so bar the odd quick look in here, wouldn't be able to tackle anything. Keep it up your chunky Danish sleeve (or is the balmy sea-dipping Welsh January weather too warm for the Lund-look today?)

[antongould]

So I am to be B!

Which B connects

A piano piece using Gabriel Faure
Dermot and Maeve
Amending Pepusch

[Anna]

Arnold Bax's children were called Dermot and Maeve
He wrote Variations on the name of Gabriel Faure
Not sure about Pepusch. Not sure if I am right!

[Nick Armstrong]

Arnold Bax's children were called Dermot and Maeve
He wrote Variations on the name of Gabriel Faure
Not sure about Pepusch. Not sure if I am right!

That Welsh heat wave seems to be doing all sorts of good! Sounds like a winning suggestion from the winning Anna

[antongould]

You are on fire young lady.......

The B is Bax who had those very children and the use of GF!

Bax revised the score to Pepusch's opera Dolly.

Let's see what your have in your C drawer!

[Anna]

You are on fire young lady.......
The B is Bax who had those very children and the use of GF!

Bax revised the score to Pepusch's opera Dolly.

Let's see what your have in your C drawer!

Oh, dear, have I got it right? I was thinking something about Beggars Opera. I wish I had not been so Bold now, I'll try and think of a hopefully simple C. Edit: Never really got into Bax's music