Musical puns, jokes, and teasers

[Timtin]

Three out of three, of course, Jo!
(Any suggestions as to how we can attract more folk to participate in this thread?)

[HullandHellandHalifax]

1. Ford varies when lady varies (5,7,6)
2. Hot and loud tin study (4,9)
3. Joins leaden design (6,5)
4. Mail with mail as sorted (7,7)
5. Lover on viol fiddled (4,7).

Determined not to be pipped at the post today by Brian, I offer the following three:

2: Alun Hoddinott
3: Daniel Jones
4: William Mathias

Jo

Just got in and saw that Jo had been given a head start, can't complain about that can I, so thanks for leaving me something to do, anyway the other two are
1. Henry Walford Davies
5. Ivor Novello
cheers
Brian

[Timtin]

Well, they didn't seem to pose many problems!
Thank you Brian and Jo.
Watch this space for more of the same.

[Timtin]

Here we go again with:-

1. Sex is akin in an odd way (6,7)
2. Alter-ego kills rage (6,6)
3. I kiss a hot kid, moreover (5,11)
4. Confused looks at kaolin tasks (8,10)
5. Sulk soon, platoon took in sin badly (12,12).

[HullandHellandHalifax]

Here we go again with:-

1. Sex is akin in an odd way (6,7)
2. Alter-ego kills rage (6,6)
3. I kiss a hot kid, moreover (5,11)
4. Confused looks at kaolin tasks (8,10)
5. Sulk soon, platoon took in sin badly (12,12).

I am sorry if my answers are all Greek Timtin, but you left me little choice
1. Iannis Xenakis
2. George Kallis
3. Mikis Theodorakis
4. Nikos Skalkottas
5. Konstantinos Nikolopoulos
regards
Brian

[Timtin]

Very good Brian! Both yourself and Jo are so strong at these,
I'll just have to keep setting more in order to make sure that
I'm not the one on the receiving end instead.

On a totally different tack, there's one question that I've been
dying to ask for ages. With regard to musical scores, does a
rarity cease to be a rarity when it is posted on Pianophilia?

[Nogbert]

Here we go again with:-
I am sorry if my answers are all Greek Timtin, but you left me little choice
1. Iannis Xenakis
2. George Kallis
3. Mikis Theodorakis
4. Nikos Skalkottas
5. Konstantinos Nikolopoulos
regards
Brian

Curses - foiled again! I guess it depends on whose finger hits the trigger first (to continue the Wild West metaphor from a few posts ago). However, it's time to up the ante. Here's a little story, in which the names of ten composers (linked, as usual by a common theme) are buried among a few linking but irrelevant words. To spare your blushes, ladies, please look away!

PAID LOVE IN A RUT

In a gin-blinded hangover, a haggard bachelor, taken in by the usual hot games of a nubile gorilla, grew erect (hard for us?). Ay me! His balls / ache. Mice and lice, however, are close in fur – he winces. Ah, Mac! Luck ran out.

I am too embarrassed to sign my name...

[Timtin]

Composer-based anagram porn? Splendid - 3 of my interests combined!

[HullandHellandHalifax]

Here we go again with:-
I am sorry if my answers are all Greek Timtin, but you left me little choice
1. Iannis Xenakis
2. George Kallis
3. Mikis Theodorakis
4. Nikos Skalkottas
5. Konstantinos Nikolopoulos
regards
Brian

Curses - foiled again! I guess it depends on whose finger hits the trigger first (to continue the Wild West metaphor from a few posts ago). However, it's time to up the ante. Here's a little story, in which the names of ten composers (linked, as usual by a common theme) are buried among a few linking but irrelevant words. To spare your blushes, ladies, please look away!

PAID LOVE IN A RUT

In a gin-blinded hangover, a haggard bachelor, taken in by the usual hot games of a nubile gorilla, grew erect (hard for us?). Ay me! His balls / ache. Mice and lice, however, are close in fur – he winces. Ah, Mac! Luck ran out.

I am too embarrassed to sign my name...

But you have to admit my anonymous friend this definitely is a quiz for the ladies!!!

No more clues to the identities from my side i will see if Tim has any grey matter to spare before I "verklappen'
regards
Brian

[HullandHellandHalifax]

OK here goes with the answers, I gave Tim 4 hours head start.
1. Pauline Viardot
2. Hildegard von Bingen
3. Agathe Backer-Grondahl
4. Augusta Holmès
5. Lili Boulanger
6. Ruth Crawford Seeger
7. Sally Beamish
8. Cecile Chaminade
9. Louise Farrenc
10. Clara Schumann Wieck

nice quiz nogbert thanks
Brian