Identify that composer's PICTURE game!

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Florestan

My turn, then. Who is this?

There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law. — Claude Debussy

ritter


Florestan

Quote from: ritter on November 27, 2017, 07:16:18 AM
Clue, please... :) I presume no ZZ in the name

No, but three consonants do repeat themselves.  :D

One of his compositions is heard once in a (regular) while.
There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law. — Claude Debussy

Turner

Quote from: Florestan on November 27, 2017, 07:05:37 AM
My turn, then. Who is this?

Given your clues, I thought of various annual events & some related music.
However, switching to a span of several years then produced a result:

Spyridon Samaras, the composer of the Olympic Hymn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyridon_Samaras

Florestan

Bravo!

He was a quite popular composer of operas in his time. His La martire (on a libretto by Luigi Illica no less) inaugurated the Teatro lirico internazionale in Milan, 1894.)

Your turn.
There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law. — Claude Debussy

Turner

#925
Who´s the person on the right?

You might-might recognize the person on the left, who´s a clue regarding the geography;
and our man is usually seen with glasses, very circular and quite characteristic for him, a bit like those of Stravinsky (in fact, his eyesight was quite poor).

He excelled in many genres and was a really talented and good composer, definitely worth exploring, IMO.

Florestan

There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law. — Claude Debussy

Turner

Well, it isn´t.

The genres include a lot of popular music, btw. He also went to the US.

Florestan

There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law. — Claude Debussy

Turner

No. I guess the hairstyle fashion of those days made a lot of men look like each other  :)

Florestan

The one on the left looks very familiar. Possibly Czech? Yup, Alois Haba, which mens your man is...

Jaroslav Jezek.

Never heard about him, though.
There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law. — Claude Debussy

ritter

Quote from: Turner on November 27, 2017, 08:22:37 AM

The genres include a lot of popular music, btw. He also went to the US.
Vladimir Dukelsky aka Vernon Duke?


Turner

#932
Quote from: Florestan on November 27, 2017, 08:32:33 AM
The one on the left looks very familiar. Possibly Czech? Yup, Alois Haba, which mens your man is...

Jaroslav Jezek.

Never heard about him, though.

Right. His classical works are great and interesting,
his jazz band recordings can be quite catchy too, such as the Bugatti Step https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reMYQSKRO24

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaroslav_Je%C5%BEek_(composer)

Florestan

Okay, guys, who's this?
There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law. — Claude Debussy

Mirror Image


Mirror Image

I suppose it's my turn...

Who is this composer?

Turner

Quote from: Mirror Image on November 27, 2017, 09:17:14 AM
I suppose it's my turn...

Who is this composer?

Was he English/American speaking?

Mirror Image

Quote from: Turner on November 27, 2017, 09:19:09 AM
Was he English/American speaking?

The only clue I'll give will be this: he was the half-brother of a painter and illustrator who worked for two well-known magazines.

Mirror Image

I think this time I have stumped you all. >:D

Florestan

There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law. — Claude Debussy