Mondays with Murdock: Madcap Musical Mystery
I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick to the panes of glass with its claws.
~Charles-Pierre Baudelaire
I always loved classical music. Despite my complete and utter lack of actual musical talent, I still love the works of the great masters. Mozart. Beethoven. Telemann (anybody who listens to NPR will tell you that they play too much Telemann). Given a choice, I’ll almost always pick a classical music station over classic rock, jazz, or Big Band. It just puts me in a better mood.
Today’s challenge, P&Q Rangers, should you choose to accept it: identify the mystery composer based on a series of clues. As always, the winner will receive an awesome prize for his/her blog or Facebook page. Since I’m up against the clock today, let’s get this symphony started…
Clue #1: A statue of the composer near his birthplace:
Clue #2: The composer took music lessons from the brother of this famous musician:
#3: The composer’s father had this famous composer as a nephew through marriage:
Clue #4: A famous melody by the composer later served as the basis for “Let’s Dance” by this modern composer:
#5. An unfinished opera by the composer was later completed by this fellow countryman:
Clue #6: A piano arrangement of a famous piece by the composer
Remember…first correct answer gets the prize!
Coming later this week: first in our series of 33 Films, 33 Years reviews. You don’t want to miss it!
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That’s Carl Maria von Weber, right?
I, too, adore classical music, but I don’t listen to NPR much. Hence, my Telemann meter isn’t pegged out. 🙂
Indeed it is von Weber! Very well done…I shall have a prize for you very soon. 😀
Boom! 🙂 Nerd love.
Your posts are so clever. 🙂
Thanks, and I always appreciate your readership. 🙂
I’m stealing the answer I see above.
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I love Debussy, and Mozart. They’re my favorite. =)
Debussy is very relaxing, and Mozart is perhaps the greatest of them all. Tchaikovsky is a personal favorite. 🙂
I like classical as well at times, but I had no clue on this one. Got me.
I never know how difficult to make these things. Maybe I’ll do classic rock next time…
Nice but since I read the answer above, I’m disqualifying myself!!!! I’m always late.
Ah, well, you can get ’em next time, right? 😛