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[mercia]

You could always consult the late Jackie Wilson.....

Reet Petite

[vinteuil]

rossini petite messe solennelle

[amateur51]

Like Eric Morecambe, you've got all the right words but not in the right order....

... Samuel Coleridge-Taylor & his Petite Suite de Concert

[Norfolk Born]

Yes - that was merely to ascertain/confirm that the link is indeed 'Petite'.
To recap: We have Debussy's Petite Suite; a liturgical work, not by a Frenchman but nevertheless Petite; and something Petite by a Holborn-born composer.....

[Anna]

... Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

So, Petite Suite de Concert, but doesn't fit the question! Incidentally, what is the question? So, who is the character in the musical comedy? I am all adrift, up a creek, no paddle scenario!

[Norfolk Born]

The first movement of the Petite Suite de Concert is called.....? and the opening movement of the Rossini.....?

[vinteuil]

I think you will find that the Rossini Mass - like most Masses - begins with a Kyrie ...

[Anna]

The first movement of the Petite Suite de Concert is called.....?

La Caprice de Nanette

[Norfolk Born]

....indeed, a plea for mercy. I did take care to include the word 'start' in my question.
Debussy's 'Petite Suite' starts off with 'En bateau' (a trip on the water), Rossini's 'Petite Masse Sollennelle' with a 'Kyrie' (plea for mercy) and Coleridge-Taylor's 'Petite Suite de Concert' with...?

[vinteuil]

....Coleridge-Taylor's 'Petite Suite de Concert' with...?

...

La Caprice de Nanette

[Norfolk Born]

Exactement - a reference to 'No, No, Nanette'. What a splendid example of 'AA' teamwork at its best!
Now ...who gets to set the 'Q' (or 'R')?

[Anna]

Exactement - a reference to 'No, No, Nanette'. What a splendid example of 'AA' teamwork at its best!
Now ...who gets to set the 'Q' (or 'R')?

Isn't it fun when we all work together <group hug emoticon> Has to be mercia or Ferney I think who gets the honour? Ferney was the one to say Petite though ...

[mercia]

Ferney was the one to say Petite

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Ah, but with the wrong work and only after Norf's "French" prompt (I'd spent quite some time trying to find "prosperous" works, with as much success as you'd expect). And after merc's had mentioned the Suite.

Oh, alright: give me a moment to join the Q!

[Nick Armstrong]

Exactement - a reference to 'No, No, Nanette'.

Returning from a shopping expedition and reading through the last pages quickly, that last one seems as unconnected as "Mornington Crescent"... I know I know, there's a musical comedy in the clue several pages back. I'd forgotten it.