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Offline xvimbi

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #50 on: March 16, 2005, 08:52:06 PM
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur L'Enfant-Jésus
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Offline Vinteuil

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #51 on: March 16, 2005, 08:59:29 PM
Quote from: xvimbi on March 16, 2005, 08:52:06 PM
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur L'Enfant-Jésus

Yes. You win !  ;)

Well, was it that easy ? After all, it could have been love for the birds !
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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #52 on: March 17, 2005, 02:11:52 AM
Quote from: Vinteuil on March 16, 2005, 08:59:29 PM


Yes. You win !  ;)

Well, was it that easy ? After all, it could have been love for the birds !

Well, you'll find that we are by now pretty well-seasoned "riddlers"  ;D

In any case, I don't have that much time these days, so I am passing on my right to present te next riddle to the first one who wants to grab it. Anybody?
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Offline chopinisque

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #53 on: March 17, 2005, 02:33:08 AM
Me.  Me.  Me.  Very easy one.

Opening clue:  Water music.
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Offline allchopin

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #54 on: March 17, 2005, 02:55:35 AM
Is it Handel's Water Music?   ;D
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Offline Floristan

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #55 on: March 17, 2005, 07:10:11 AM
Is the composer Hungarian?
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Offline chopinisque

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #56 on: March 17, 2005, 09:04:58 AM
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Is it Handel's Water Music?

No.  Strike one. :D

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Is the composer Hungarian?

No.

Mind you, it doesn't have to be taken literally.
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Offline bernhard

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #57 on: March 18, 2005, 12:19:31 AM
Is the composer from Europe? (excluding Russia)?
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Offline rhapsody in orange

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #58 on: March 18, 2005, 02:19:31 AM
Is it a barcarolle?
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Offline 00range

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #59 on: March 19, 2005, 03:10:30 AM
Can I buy a vowel? Doh!
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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #60 on: March 20, 2005, 03:23:22 AM
....Chopin's Raindrop Prelude?
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Offline chopinisque

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #61 on: March 21, 2005, 12:42:19 AM
I'm very sorry about the delay... got very ill...

Anyway...

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Is the composer from Europe? (excluding Russia)?

Yes.

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Is it a barcarolle?

No.

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Can I buy a vowel? Doh!

Sure.  It'll cost you a few pounds. :P ;D

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....Chopin's Raindrop Prelude?

No.  Strike one.
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Offline pianonut

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #62 on: March 21, 2005, 01:09:32 AM
is the composer french?
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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #63 on: March 21, 2005, 04:04:14 AM
Is the composer a Romantic?
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Offline chopinisque

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #64 on: March 21, 2005, 12:17:59 PM
Oui et oui!
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Offline jim_24601

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #65 on: March 21, 2005, 12:46:32 PM
Debussy, La Cathedrale Engloutie.
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Offline chopinisque

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #66 on: March 21, 2005, 02:41:32 PM
Nope.
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Offline Regulus Medtner

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #67 on: March 21, 2005, 03:01:36 PM
Is it Jeux d'eau by Ravel?
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Offline chopinisque

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #68 on: March 22, 2005, 07:23:06 AM
Nope.

Perhaps you'd do better to ask for a cryptic statement or determine the composer first.
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Offline TheHammer

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #69 on: March 22, 2005, 09:54:40 AM
So, it`s Chopin?

If not (and only if not) I ask for a cryptic statement!
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Offline chopinisque

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #70 on: March 22, 2005, 01:13:34 PM
I'd like to make an amendment:  I'm not sure about rhapsody in orange's question... there is some ambiguity...

It's not.

Cryptic statement:  It has to do with the physics concept of light.

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Offline rhapsody in orange

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #71 on: March 22, 2005, 02:18:29 PM
Hmm which question are you referring to?
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Offline TheHammer

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #72 on: March 22, 2005, 03:17:29 PM
now wait a sec, the composer is French and I asked for Chopin? :-\ :-[ >:(

[slamming head on desk] that's what early mornings make me do...

Anyway, did the composer die before 1920?
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Offline Floristan

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #73 on: March 22, 2005, 05:04:08 PM
Debussy, "Reflets dans l'eau."  Right?  Water + physics of light...  :)
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Offline chopinisque

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #74 on: March 23, 2005, 09:04:06 AM
Orange:  the last one.

Hammer: Yes

Floristan:  Correct!  At last, it's over!  I did say it was easy.  Floristan, your turn.
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Offline Floristan

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #75 on: March 23, 2005, 04:46:15 PM
Yeah!  8)

Let's see...the piece I'm thinking of involves ROYALTY.
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Offline shasta

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #76 on: March 23, 2005, 05:15:27 PM
Is the composer spanish or from Spain?
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Offline Floristan

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #77 on: March 23, 2005, 07:11:34 PM
Quote from: Shasta on March 23, 2005, 05:15:27 PM
Is the composer spanish or from Spain?

No.
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Offline TheHammer

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #78 on: March 23, 2005, 07:46:00 PM
Is the composer born after 1800?
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Offline Floristan

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #79 on: March 23, 2005, 07:47:51 PM
Quote from: TheHammer on March 23, 2005, 07:46:00 PM
Is the composer born after 1800?

Yes.
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Offline SteinwayTony

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #80 on: March 23, 2005, 08:40:17 PM
Erlkonig.
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Offline Floristan

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #81 on: March 23, 2005, 10:29:28 PM
Quote from: SteinwayTony on March 23, 2005, 08:40:17 PM
Erlkonig.

No, it's not the Erl King, but that's a good guess.  According to Bernhard's rules, that's strike one for you!   :'(  ;)
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Offline TheHammer

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #82 on: March 23, 2005, 10:39:59 PM
is the composer then a French again?
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Offline Floristan

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #83 on: March 23, 2005, 10:45:02 PM
Quote from: TheHammer on March 23, 2005, 10:39:59 PM
is the composer then a French again?

No, the composer is not French.
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Offline rhapsody in orange

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #84 on: March 23, 2005, 11:41:13 PM
Is the composer English?
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Offline Floristan

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #85 on: March 23, 2005, 11:51:57 PM
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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #86 on: March 23, 2005, 11:54:37 PM
Is the piece dedicated to royalty?
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Offline Floristan

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #87 on: March 24, 2005, 01:50:54 AM
Quote from: SteinwayTony on March 23, 2005, 11:54:37 PM
Is the piece dedicated to royalty?

No.  8)
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Offline Floristan

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #88 on: March 24, 2005, 01:54:49 AM
OK.  The composer was born after 1800 and the composer is not French, Spanish, or English.  The piece isn't Erlkonig and it wasn't dedicated to royalty.  You guys want to narrow it down a little more, maybe?  ;)
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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #89 on: March 24, 2005, 02:07:24 AM
Was the composer born in a German-speaking country?
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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #90 on: March 24, 2005, 02:27:55 AM
Is it a concerto?
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Offline Floristan

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #91 on: March 24, 2005, 02:39:04 AM
Quote from: xvimbi on March 24, 2005, 02:07:24 AM
Was the composer born in a German-speaking country?

Nein.
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Offline Floristan

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #92 on: March 24, 2005, 02:40:30 AM
Quote from: xvimbi on March 24, 2005, 02:07:24 AM
Was the composer born in a German-speaking country?

Nein.  Sorry for the double post...the forum software went wacko on me.
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Offline Floristan

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #93 on: March 24, 2005, 02:41:04 AM
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Offline Floristan

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #94 on: March 24, 2005, 02:43:08 AM
There's still a lot of Europe left, guys.
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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #95 on: March 24, 2005, 03:24:14 AM
Is the composer Russian?
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Offline Floristan

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #96 on: March 24, 2005, 06:37:22 AM
Quote from: benji on March 24, 2005, 03:24:14 AM
Is the composer Russian?

 :( Nyet.  Remember guys, you have to ask if you want an extra clue, though if you keep eliminating countries, you'll hit on in within 2-4 tries, probably.
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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #97 on: March 24, 2005, 06:38:55 AM
Is the composer a Hungarian?
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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #98 on: March 24, 2005, 07:51:35 AM
Is the composer royalty or related to royalty?
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Offline Floristan

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Re: New riddle thread(1)
Reply #99 on: March 24, 2005, 04:16:48 PM
Quote from: rhapsody in orange on March 24, 2005, 06:38:55 AM
Is the composer a Hungarian?

nemleges szavazatok (no).
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