Alphabet associations - I

[Anna]

Dumbledore is indeed a Wizard. I wonder, if he ever sets Q, could Quidditch be involved?

[mercia]

what was the "reversed" bit?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

what was the "reversed" bit?

Beethoven and Sibelius wrote "Sonatas" quasi una fantasia
Schnittke wrote a Fantasia Quasi una Sonata.

[subcontrabass]

Subby for R?

An R to link:

(1) an unwavering conductor;

(2) an English musician hanged in Scotland;

(3) an amateur composer, huntsman and philosopher.

[vinteuil]

I certainly class him as an "amateur philosopher"

[subcontrabass]

Dumbledore is indeed a Wizard. I wonder, if he ever sets Q, could Quidditch be involved?

If you check back you will find that I have set several recent Q questions, none involving Quidditch.

[subcontrabass]

I certainly class him as an "amateur philosopher"

Care to elaborate?

[Nick Armstrong]

If you check back you will find that I have set several recent Q questions, none involving Quidditch.

That's you told, Anna, with your light-hearted, whimsical questions....!!

[amateur51]

That's you told, Anna, with your light-hearted, whimsical questions....!!

- your face was last seen behind the scullery door Anna - he's a one when he's roused that scb!

[vinteuil]

Care to elaborate?

o, it was just a cheap jibe at a contemporary philosopher whom I very much dislike - altho' I respect his following of various Burkeian precepts...

Your conductor, on the other hand, I have great respect for...

Haven't a clue as to the composer - I presume some medieval or renaissance bod who made the wrong religious or kingly choices...

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Picking up vinty's clues, do we have a trio of Rogers?
With a Scruton as the "amateur Musician, huntsman" etc?
And Norrington the conductor? (Given his economy with vibrato?)
And Wright the English Musician hanged in Scotland?

[subcontrabass]

Picking up vinty's clues, do we have a trio of Rogers?
With a Scruton as the "amateur Musician, huntsman" etc?
And Norrington the conductor? (Given his economy with vibrato?)
And Wright the English Musician hanged in Scotland?

Two out of three. The English musician who was hanged was one of my usual obscurantist finds. He was William Roger, originally sent to Scotland by Edward IV, who liked the music there so much that he stayed, becoming clerk of the Chapel Royal to James III of Scotland. Hanged off Lauder Bridge in 1482 by some dissident nobles.

I think ferneyhoughgeliebte has claimed the S question.

[Nick Armstrong]

I think ferneyhoughgeliebte has claimed the S question.

Some people here are having a much brighter day than me, rumbling the end of Sherlock and this R.

I'll have a pint of whatever you, mercia and vindetable are having!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Sorry for the delay: busy day.

An S to connect
Foster accommodation for the elderly
A rotating Viola Concerto
Dylan Thomas

[Anna]

OMG, a Dylan Thoms question! I will be just so, so, expected to throw some light on this or be thrown to the wolves! First thought of course is Stan Tracey and Stan-nah Stair Lifts for the elderly! Second thought is Edith Sitwell! I shall now retire.

I've watched Star Gazing and been outside with me Brian Cox (the name Brian doesn't suit him, Justin would be better I think with those cheekbones and teeth) chart and compass, all in the name of scientific research and most enjoyable on a clear and cloudless night.

Edit: I had my hair restyled at lunchtime today, now I feel like an Arthur Rackham Pixie!