Musical puns, jokes, and teasers

[Timtin]

I must admit to having failed to make the 'break-through' answer, from
which a few of the others would hopefully have flowed, via the link.
Hull City 10, Leicester City 0.

[HullandHellandHalifax]

I must admit to having failed to make the 'break-through' answer, from
which a few of the others would hopefully have flowed, via the link.
Hull City 10, Leicester City 0.

Luckily enough I saw Sally Beamish immediately without having to do anything and using that as hunch Clara Schumann and Cecile Chaminade flowed out immediately, the rest was just a little patience and technique.
I hope tomorrow the score is Hull city 10 Portsmouth 0, if that happens I might pop over to Leicester and give you a big..........handshake.
better luck next time
Brian
PS I have just read that Pompey are in danger of going bankrupt and folding altogether, suddenly 10 - 0 doesn't seem so unlikely after all, prepare for a ......handshake!

[Timtin]

Handshakes all round, indeed.
(At Fratton Park in 1928, guess what the score was?
Portsmouth 10 Leicester 0.)

10 composers with a specific thing in common.
What's the link, and who are they?

Ozone tainted gait
Relishes nan
Zircon hill here
Dangerous loch
Having real bar
Spoil hours
Single liberation queue
Waltzing era
Oily hyphen browser
Pleasure lunged at it.

[Nogbert]

OK here goes with the answers, I gave Tim 4 hours head start.
nice quiz nogbert thanks
Brian

Well done, Brian. I had fun putting it together (while I should have been marking a student's assignment).

Jo

[Nogbert]

10 composers with a specific thing in common.
What's the link, and who are they?

I found this set quite tough to crack. The answer to number 4 was the one that put me on course. I'll do all the odd-numbered ones, and leave Brian to do the rest.

1. Ozone tainted gait = Gaetano Donizetti
3. Zircon hill here = Hei(n)rich Zollner [NB Tim - there's an n missing from the clue!]
5. Having real bar = Havergal Brian
7. Single liberation queue = Angelique Louise Bertin
9. Oily hyphen browser = Henry Rowley Bishop

We could also supplement Tim's collection by adding the following:
11. Big oratorio

This topic has become rather incestuous.

Jo

[Timtin]

Brilliant! You guys even crack my crapagrams (faulty anagrams).

As a substitute for the 'injured' no.3, please replace him with
Focus rubicon ire.

Please note no.6 uses the non-German version of his first name.

No.11 has to be Arrigo Boito.

[HullandHellandHalifax]

10 composers with a specific thing in common.
What's the link, and who are they?

I found this set quite tough to crack. The answer to number 4 was the one that put me on course. I'll do all the odd-numbered ones, and leave Brian to do the rest.

1. Ozone tainted gait = Gaetano Donizetti
3. Zircon hill here = Hei(n)rich Zollner [NB Tim - there's an n missing from the clue!]
5. Having real bar = Havergal Brian
7. Single liberation queue = Angelique Louise Bertin
9. Oily hyphen browser = Henry Rowley Bishop

We could also supplement Tim's collection by adding the following:
11. Big oratorio

This topic has become rather incestuous.

The link is obviously Walter Scott, but I am just back from a very long day demonstrating an organ for organ lovers plus a service at the end of it, I am totally cream-crackered and can only think of
4. Charles Gounod
6. Louis Spohr,
the others are too obscure for me at this moment in time, (thinking activity is in sleepmode)
Can you give me a clue to the number of letters in the names in each clue, it would be greatly appreciated...IF NOT!!!.... I have a very nasty quiz up my sleeve and I will be very unhelpful.
cheers
Brian

Jo

[Timtin]

Well spotted Brian. (Brian v. Jo = clash of the titan'agrammers!)
Please note: If Walter Scott is a link, he isn't the intended one.

1. Ozone tainted gait = Gaetano Donizetti
2. Relishes nan (5,6)
3. Focus rubicon ire (9,6)
4. Dangerous loch = Charles Gounod
5. Having real bar = Havergal Brian
6. Spoil hours = Louis Spohr
7. Single liberation queue = Louise Angelique Bertin
8. Waltzing era (5,6)
9. Oily hyphen browser = Henry Rowley Bishop
10. Pleasure lunged at it (8,2,8)
11. Big oratorio = Arrigo Boito.

12. Link clue: Fat us (5).

[rob]

The link being Faust...

So 3 is Ferruccio Busoni

You missed out Liszt & Wagner!

[Timtin]

Well yes, and perhaps Berlioz as well. The link is primarily operas based on the Faust legend.
Anyway, well done for spotting Busoni. Why do I keep saying 'well'?