Pianophilia

What will we make of this quiz?

1. Italian renaissance art topic. (8)
2. Steal orb from this capitalist? (3)
3. Get born - reborn in South Africa! (7)
4. For this organist it is uphill - lax Handel a handful! (21)
5. Jab seen upsetting Frenchman. (4,3)
6. Tint I'm disturbed by, me. (6)
7. Flora spreadable and indefatigable. (5)
8. Drag the lamb off - off Schumann! (11)
9. Roundball man rules the show. (7)
10. Roast duck bereft down under. (10)

Timtin wrote:What will we make of this quiz?

1. Italian renaissance art topic. (8)
2. Steal orb from this capitalist? (3)
3. Get born - reborn in South Africa! (7)
4. For this organist it is uphill - lax Handel a handful! (21)
5. Jab seen upsetting Frenchman. (4,3)
6. Tint I'm disturbed by, me. (6)
7. Flora spreadable and indefatigable. (5)
8. Drag the lamb off - off Schumann! (11)
9. Roundball man rules the show. (7)
10. Roast duck bereft down under. (10)

Hi Tim, I hope this quiz doesn't offend the people whose names have not been used, remember what Oscar Wilde said about publicity!
1. Caprotti
2. Rob
3. Nogbert
4. Modesty will not permit me to divulge the name of this person
5. Jean-Seb
6. Self-publicity? or plain vanity? Timtin!!
7. Alfor (never heard of him, has he been a member long?)
8. Thalbergmad
9. mballan
10.fredbucket

nice one Tim
Brian (HullandHellandHalifax (21))

Timtin wrote:What will we make of this quiz?

Flattery will get you nowhere, Tim!!!!!

Regards
Flattered

Timtin wrote:What will we make of this quiz?

Fame at last!

Since I'm not a night owl, Brian has beaten me to the quiz - as usual.

(Apparently neonatal) Jo

P.S. I'm not speaking to Duck Bereft after the rugby debacle down under...

Nogbert wrote:P.S. I'm not speaking to Duck Bereft after the rugby debacle down under...

I was born in England...

Regards
Duck

Timtin wrote:What will we make of this quiz?

This opening gambit was itself a clue to the theme, by dint
of the word 'we'.

It was a quiz where I had to tread very carefully indeed,
and the choice of 'victims' was highly significant.

Various anagrams presented themselves, but it
seemed politic to opt for the most anodyne available.

I came across this today. Any ideas what it's about?

Gaddafi, I assume, pronounced the English way.

Correct! Apart from the main notes spelling 'Gaddaf', the eye represents 'i'.
The filename is his initials.
Why didn't he go quietly, like the Tunisian guy?
By not doing so, like Saddam, his demise was an absolute 'sirte'.

Something for the weekend perhaps (as my barber used to say)?

Here are some clues. Associate a particular number with each one.
Add them up and take the square root of the total. Divide the answer
by the number of clues. What links the resulting number with fate?

Ludwig's C major variations and how fast they rotate on the TT.

Elvira M and Harriett S's hubby's empirical figure.

GM's biggy and FM's big chamber piece player count.

Alban's PS opus and Bob's acronymic opener.

WAM's starling song and a quarter of PIT's famous overture.

Claude's only opus and Fred's first studies.

Father of the symphony's penultimate set of foursomes and trombones.

A silent Cage and Männer from heaven.

Happy Slaves driver's allotted span and Mick Jagger's poor mental health.

GM's biggy again and a JSB fugue for lute.