Page 16 of 75
Re: Musical puns, jokes, and teasers
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:43 pm
by rob
Timtin wrote:Three more possibles.
2. Argento
7. Porter
11. Harrison
2. Argento & 7.Porter are correct.
11. is wrong! Why would Harrison work?
Re: Musical puns, jokes, and teasers
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:55 am
by Nogbert
8. Persichetti
15. Riegger
Jo
Re: Musical puns, jokes, and teasers
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:20 am
by Timtin
Harrison seems to work quite well on the basis that to haress (or 'harry')
someone is to mistreat them as with a whipping-boy. Also the 'boy' part
implies 'son', hence harry-son. Also the letter count is correct, and Harrison
is the name of an American composer.
Re: Musical puns, jokes, and teasers
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:44 am
by rob
Nogbert wrote:8. Persichetti
15. Riegger
Jo
Correct Jo!
Timtin wrote:Harrison seems to work quite well on the basis that to haress (or 'harry')
someone is to mistreat them as with a whipping-boy. Also the 'boy' part
implies 'son', hence harry-son. Also the letter count is correct, and Harrison
is the name of an American composer.
Aha. But too far off. It's easier than that. Whip is really the only important word here. Think Italian. The 'boy' merely provides the final vowel.
Re: Musical puns, jokes, and teasers
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:26 am
by Timtin
I need to have another think about that one.
In the meantime, what about the following:-
13. Leavitt (13 = unlucky number, to be avoided!)
16. Templeton
Btw, a useful link for this quiz is:-
http://www.americancomposers.org/compperf.htm
Re: Musical puns, jokes, and teasers
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:57 am
by rob
Timtin wrote:...16. Templeton...
Correct!
No 13 'Thirteen' (7) is actally EXTREMELY easy!
btw, the link to a list of American composers is very incomplete - the 'whipping-boy' is NOT there, even though born in NYC.
Re: Musical puns, jokes, and teasers
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:54 pm
by mballan
Is no. 11 whipping boy - Flagello ?
Does that just leave 13 & 17 ? Any more clues Rob ?
Malc
Re: Musical puns, jokes, and teasers
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:11 pm
by mballan
Is 17.......Richard Marriott ?
JW's real name being Marion....and Ouch being hot [or 'ot] !!
Malc
Re: Musical puns, jokes, and teasers
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:35 pm
by rob
mballan wrote:Is no. 11 whipping boy - Flagello ?
...
Correct. Well done Malc.
mballan wrote:Is 17.......Richard Marriott ?
...
Sorry, no.
For No 17, the best I can say is that John Wayne are the forenames of this famous celebrity, and his surname is only one character different from a very cerebral American composer.
For No. 13 THIRTEEN - some knowledge of Italian will solve this! Terribly easy.
Re: Musical puns, jokes, and teasers
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:46 pm
by Allan
13. David Del Tredici