Old lady dies (see other post)

[Nick Armstrong]

rissole

I feared things would head downhill the moment someone mentioned rissoles.

It took longer than I thought

[teamsaint]

I feared things would head downhill the moment someone mentioned rissoles.

It took longer than I thought

did you rissolve not to intervene?

[Nick Armstrong]

did you rissolve not to intervene?

nah, I just faggot....

[Beef Oven]

nah, I just faggot....

[mangerton]

This is all most interesting, and it's good to note that not a discordant sound has been made.

I'd get my coat, but if temperament is to be discussed, I believe the garment of choice is an anorak.

And then there's always false relations.............

[teamsaint]

would have been a gravey error...

[Beef Oven]

would have been a gravey error...

Such great humour you Bisto on us, ts

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[Nick Armstrong]

They're all at it...!

[teamsaint]

Such great humour you Bisto on us, ts

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[teamsaint]

recently, I went for lunch at the OXO building.
While contemplating the scene, i took stock of my life.

[Beef Oven]

They're all at it...!

Did someone mention plop?

[Nick Armstrong]

Did someone mention plop?

[Beef Oven]

Pre-dates rissole as the word that got all us British humourists going recently.

[Nick Armstrong]

Pre-dates rissole as the word that got all us British humourists going recently.

Missed that riot of fun and jeux-de-mots...

[scottycelt]

Nearly, Rob: it's an rising Perfect Fifth.


It might help scottycelt (and other Brucknerians) to know that the opening two notes of the horn solo at the start of the Fourth Symphony is a falling perfect fifth (and the distance between the second and third notes is another rising fifth). At the start of the next phrase, the Horn plays a falling minor sixth.

In the Sixth Symphony, the distance between the first two long notes in the 'celli right at the start is another falling fifth. The first three notes in the solo Trumpet at the start of the Third Symphony is the opening of Also Sprach Zarathustra played backwards (not that Anton was aware of this).

Ferney, the only thing scottycelt (and other Brucknerians) may find hard to grasp about all of that is why the first letter of Trumpet has to be a capital?

Of course it could well be of secondary importance but I have a sixth sense that Bruckner introduced some of these opening notes (whether rising or falling thirds, fourths or fifths, perfect or otherwise) at the eleventh hour, possibly on the feast of the Twelfth Night (Epiphany).

The devoutly religious (oops, sorry!) composer was also justly famous for his compulsive counting skills ... leaves on trees, hairs on young ladies' heads, all that sort of thing ... and he wanted nowt to do with his first two symphonic attempts, though this has been subsequently denied by more knowledgeable third parties, not least much-valued members of the For3 forum.

In fact, it is fair to say that devoted Brucknerians are believed to be in their seventh heaven whilst listening to any of the positively-numbered symphonies and, secondly, have absolutely nothing negative to say about Nos 0 and 00 as well.