Alphabet associations - I

[subcontrabass]

... or a rondo

[rubbernecker]

a la turca?

[subcontrabass]

a la turca?

That's the first one.

[rubbernecker]

That's the first one.

Capriccioso?

[subcontrabass]

Capriccioso?

No. Stick with Rondo Alla Turca for the first. That should lead you to the third.

[rubbernecker]

No. Stick with Rondo Alla Turca for the first. That should lead you to the third.

Dave Brubeck - Blue Rondo....

[subcontrabass]

Dave Brubeck - Blue Rondo....

Two down - one to go. The visit to Italy might be dated to 1814.

[rubbernecker]

Two down - one to go. The visit to Italy might be dated to 1814.

Il Turco in Italia - doh!

[subcontrabass]

Il Turco in Italia - doh!

Over to U, I think.

[rubbernecker]

Over to U, I think.

With my gratitude to Vinteuil for the nudge.

What U might be associated with:

- an uplifting composer;
- a cherished composer;
- a piano work by a mechanical composer?

EDIT: I have changed the last line as there was an error, for which I sincerely apologise.

[vinteuil]

well, I assume it's U*****, - certainly fits yr third - tho' I don't think I have crackt yr first or second...

[rubbernecker]

well, I assume it's U*****, - certainly fits yr third - tho' I don't think I have crackt yr first or second...

Well, if each asterisk represents a letter then you appear to have the correct number, Vints!

[Norfolk Born]

Could the answer possibly be Urs*l*?

[Norfolk Born]

(Raises head above parapet in the absence of other offers, and in the hope of flushing out the correct answer)
Ursula Mamlock for the prepared piano, Ursula Vaughan (Lift Up Your Hearts) Williams and Ursula Howells?

[rubbernecker]

(Raises head above parapet in the absence of other offers, and in the hope of flushing out the correct answer)
Ursula Mamlock for the prepared piano, Ursula Vaughan (Lift Up Your Hearts) Williams and Ursula Howells?

I actually had in mind The Lark Ascending and Take Him Earth for Cherishing, but yes, NB, you're absolutely spot-on with the first two composers. The third Ursula I had in mind is particularly associated with the work of a composer who used another sort of mechanical piano. Any ideas?