Peter Clark Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Last night's Mastermind featured a competitor who was/is an organist whose specialist subject was Herbert Howells. I think he must have ben watching Songs of Priase the night before as he sounded just like Richard Ingrams (though I did agree with most of wha he said). Incidentally, he came second with 18 points, being beaten by someone answering quesions on The Sopranos (the TV series that is, not the singers) who came in at 19. Did anybody else catch this? Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAB Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I didn't catch it, but I remember that a couple of years ago someone chose as his special subject 'the life and works of Maurice Durufle'. I was rather pleased that, having never studied Durufle in any particular detail, and just picked it up as I went along, I was able to answer just one less question correctly than the contestant managed. The one pub - quiz fact about Durufle that I have subsequently learned is that, apparently, he wore a toupee. I was told that as young man he had some sort of electro - magnetic treatment for a condition which had the regrettable side effect of causing him to lose his hair. This makes sense when you look at photographs of him. All best, M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAB Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Which leads me to muse, that There was a young man called Durufle Who was forced into wearing a toupee. Whilst his Suite Opus 5 Brought his music alive, His hair could no longer be coupe (Afraid my computer cannot do the accents). M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinstanley Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Re Mastermind and Herbert Howells the programme is available here http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/page/item/b00...on_pid=b008x90t where it is available for one week. If you have not used this facility before you may have to register here http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwhodges Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 (Afraid my computer cannot do the accents) If it's Windows, just type "Alt-Gr + e" to get é. Accents other than acute are harder... Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vox Humana Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Hmm... I only got 11 of the Howells questions right. Very poor. Ought to have got three of the others. Tch, tch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clark Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 Which leads me to muse, that There was a young man called Durufle Who was forced into wearing a toupee. Whilst his Suite Opus 5 Brought his music alive, His hair could no longer be coupe (Afraid my computer cannot do the accents). M Johann Sebastian Bach Woke up with a start, saying "Ach! My trio sonatas And fiendish toccatas Will thwart the career of P Clach." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAB Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Johann Sebastian BachWoke up with a start, saying "Ach! My trio sonatas And fiendish toccatas Will thwart the career of P Clach." Brilliant. : Any other limericks anyone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcnd5584 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Brilliant. : Any other limericks anyone ? Well, I know one or two. There is the one about the young woman from Bude. Unfortunately, I cannot post any of them here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vox Humana Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Young Johann Sebastian Bach Decided that, just for a lark, He'd pepper the hymns with strange chords, but his whims Only earned him a caustic remark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clark Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 Said that great French composer, Jean Langlais "They are playing my music quite wronglais. It would seem that they can't See my use of plainchant Is not like Messiaen's, not by a long wais." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notebasher Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Brilliant. : Any other limericks anyone ? An organist lived in Belsize Who found incense obscured both his eyes. Oh such a chore, He could not read the score So he just had to improvise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazman Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 An organ with quite noisy trackers Drove its organist really quite crackers. It rattled away Every time he would play Especially when he went like the clappers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clark Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 I will play certain bars legatissimo, And others I'll play staccatissimo. But the bars that I'm best in Are the bars that I rest in And the beer hits my throat glissandissimo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notebasher Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 A cautionary tale illustrating the perils of over-enthusiastic hand registration on old organs... Our organist came from Lahor Alas he now plays here no more Grabbed fast for a flute Out the stop knob did shoot And he fell twenty feet to the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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