emsgdh Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 How is this surname pronounced ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cynic Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 How is this surname pronounced ? I am no particular authority on the matter, but have always (and invariably) heard this pronounced ooozly oooz to rhyme with Booze ly as in dreadfully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Cooke Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I am no particular authority on the matter, but have always (and invariably) heard this pronounced ooozly oooz to rhyme with Booze ly as in dreadfully ditto! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innate Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 How is this surname pronounced ? I think it's spelt Ouseley. Pronounced as the other guy said: ooz-ly, with the stress on the oo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwhodges Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I think it's spelt Ouseley. Pronounced as the other guy said: ooz-ly, with the stress on the oo. Many rivers called Ouse, also so pronounced. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusingMuso Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 How is this surname pronounced ? ======================= I pronounce him dead! MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emsgdh Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 Many rivers called Ouse, also so pronounced. Paul Dear Brothers: From the uncertain American, THANK YOU & MERRY CHRISTMAS ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerco1956 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Francis Jackson once told me, when the choir of York Minster used to sing "Ouseley in E", they called it "Easily in Oooh". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Taylor Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Going off on a tangent, I remember hearing a BBC broadcast of Ouseley’s Organ Sonata No. 1 played by Ian Hare on the Willis organ of St. Bees Priory, Cumbria. Does anyone know if this recording is available on CD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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