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    X = XY chromosome pairs. Beethoven, being a male composer, had this particular genetic make up structure.

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      Yellow hammer.

      We have the yellow hammer song to thank for the first four-note opening motif in B's 5th symphony.


      Sound to me more like the Baliffs knocking at the door.
      Last edited by Megan; 09-26-2012, 05:49 AM.
      ‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’

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        Originally posted by PDG View Post
        X = XY chromosome pairs. Beethoven, being a male composer, had this particular genetic make up structure.

        Icons fail me!

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          Originally posted by Sorrano View Post
          Are you sure that Schubert even finished the race, let alone all the songs?
          (Very Good! )

          Yes, you're right that Schubert's Shadow stumbled at the last fence, unseating his rider. Luckily though, the amateur, Barry Cooper, happened to be in the crowd and -without even being asked - took SS over the line. Cooper was so impressed with his own contribution to the race that he commissioned a large statue of himself to be placed right in the middle of his own ego.

          Last edited by PDG; 09-26-2012, 11:48 AM.

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            Originally posted by PDG View Post
            (Very Good! )

            Yes, you're right that Schubert's Shadow stumbled at the last fence, unseating his rider. Luckily though, the amateur, Barry Cooper, happened to be in the crowd and -without even being asked - took SS over the line. Cooper was so impressed with his own contribution to the race that he commissioned a large statue of himself to be placed right in the middle of his own ego.

            If you look closely you might see a statue of Neubold, as well, looming in the shadows.

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              Z= Zuckerberg, poo-face-booked billionaire and nerd who most likely never heard one note by Beethoven.

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                Atilla (the Hun!)

                Believe it or not, after composing music for the "Ruins of Athens", Beethoven was so impressed with Kotzebue's lyrics () that he suggested they write an opera. B said he would prefer a darker subject and mentioned Atilla in a letter.
                (Came across this today by accident - I've been ploughing through Thayer because of a New Year's resolution to read it from cover to cover before I die. I'm only half-way through.)

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                  Beethoven the Movie, about a St. Bernard.

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                    Christus am Ölberge, Op.85
                    ‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’

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                      Beethoven A-Z Round 8
                      Well, after Roehre's "Z" for the last round maybe this is the time to eliminate some letters!
                      OK, new rules from now on:
                      Forget "X", "Y" and "Z". Shall we cut "Q" too?
                      In the meantime, "D" is for ...

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                        D = Durchfal. Beethoven suffered this constantly. I won't give the English translation!
                        Alright, to help you (though I think you all know what I'm getting at): some writers suffer a written form of this chronic condition.

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                          Ewig dein, published posthumously. c1811
                          WoO 161

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                          Last edited by Megan; 09-26-2012, 06:17 PM.
                          ‘Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.’

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                            Nice GIF, Megan. I nearly smashed my monitor trying to kill it.

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                              Originally posted by Quijote View Post
                              Beethoven A-Z Round 8
                              Well, after Roehre's "Z" for the last round maybe this is the time to eliminate some letters!
                              OK, new rules from now on:
                              Forget "X", "Y" and "Z". Shall we cut "Q" too?
                              I say No, Philip! Okay, Roehre's Z should have been disallowed (shame on you, Roehre! ), but the real fun here is the struggle to find the more obscure letter offerings. I say let it run.

                              I, for one, have another X and several Qs...

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                                Originally posted by Sorrano View Post
                                Nice GIF, Megan. I nearly smashed my monitor trying to kill it.
                                Worse still, I have persistant eye-floaters and I thought a new one had arrived. Thanks a lot, Megan.

                                Fischer, Gottfried. Friend and neighbour of the young Ludwig. (Hope it hasn't been done already - there's something wrong with the internet tonight and it's taking ages for me to check back.)
                                Last edited by Michael; 09-27-2012, 10:37 AM.

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