6 favorite composers with 6-letter first names

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Karl Henning

December 14, 2015, 10:11:02 AM
Thomas Tallis
Hector Berlioz
Bartók Béla
Claude Debussy
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
Morton Feldman
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Brian

#1
December 14, 2015, 10:38:27 AM
Ludwig
Hector
Sergei
the other Sergei
Samuel
Kalevi

Hon. Mention:
Witold

Brahmsian

#2
December 14, 2015, 10:47:09 AM
Quote from: karlhenning on December 14, 2015, 10:11:02 AM
Thomas Tallis
Hector Berlioz
Bartók Béla
Claude Debussy
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
Morton Feldman

No Dmitri?  ;D ;)

amw

#3
December 14, 2015, 10:53:43 AM
Handel
Bach
Beethoven
Schumann
Debussy
Schoenberg
Feldman
Ligeti
Grisey

That's approximately 6 anyway

Karl Henning

#4
December 14, 2015, 10:58:05 AM
Quote from: ChamberNut on December 14, 2015, 10:47:09 AM
No Dmitri?  ;D ;)

Seven letters! Дмитрий  8)  0:)
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

ritter

#5
December 14, 2015, 11:57:53 AM
Now we're talking!

Pierre (B.)
Claude (D.)
Ludwig (v B.)
Arnold (Sch.)
Manuel (de F.)
George (E.)

No need to cheat in this one  :D

Karl Henning

#6
December 14, 2015, 12:25:55 PM
Oh, how could I neglect Arnold? . . .
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

ritter

#7
December 14, 2015, 12:39:45 PM
Quote from: karlhenning on December 14, 2015, 12:25:55 PM
Oh, how could I neglect Arnold? . . .
Well, you can always review your list,  Karl  ;). That's a personal decision  (even if I know which name I would delete from your list  :D)

vandermolen

#8
December 14, 2015, 12:56:59 PM Last Edit: December 15, 2015, 01:28:37 AM by vandermolen
Edmund Rubbra
Arnold Bax
Dmitri Shostakovich
Sergei Prokofiev
George Lloyd
Gerald Finzi
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Sergeant Rock

#9
December 14, 2015, 01:02:10 PM Last Edit: December 14, 2015, 01:09:20 PM by Sergeant Rock
George Lloyd
Gustav Mahler
Joseph Haydn
Edward Elgar
Daniel Jones
Samuel Barber



Edit: Damn, Vandermolen beat me to Lloyd  :(
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

vandermolen

#10
December 14, 2015, 01:08:12 PM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on December 14, 2015, 01:02:10 PM
George Lloyd
Gustav Mahler
Joseph Haydn
Edward Elgar
Daniel Jones



Edit: Damn, Vandermolen beat me to Lloyd  :(

Yes, but you included Daniel Jones who is a great choice.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Sergeant Rock

#11
December 14, 2015, 01:10:11 PM
Quote from: vandermolen on December 14, 2015, 01:08:12 PM
Yes, but you included Daniel Jones who is a great choice.

8) 8) 8)

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Sergeant Rock

#12
December 14, 2015, 01:11:50 PM
Quote from: karlhenning on December 14, 2015, 10:11:02 AM
Bartók Béla

;D :D ;D ...clever, and correct  8)

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Sergeant Rock

#13
December 14, 2015, 01:13:11 PM
Quote from: amw on December 14, 2015, 10:53:43 AM
Handel
Bach
Beethoven
Schumann
Debussy
Schoenberg
Feldman
Ligeti
Grisey

That's approximately 6 anyway

Math was never my strong suit either  :D

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Jay F

#14
December 14, 2015, 06:26:23 PM
Gustav
Johann
Ludwig
Dmitri
George

Mirror Image

#15
December 14, 2015, 06:48:04 PM
Dmitri Shostakovich
Edward Elgar
Sergei Rachmaninov
Sergei Prokofiev
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Samuel Barber

Karl Henning

#16
December 15, 2015, 01:21:32 AM
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a substitution:

Thomas Tallis
Hector Berlioz
Bartók Béla
Arnold Schoenberg
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев
Morton Feldman
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

vandermolen

#17
December 15, 2015, 01:28:01 AM
Quote from: Mirror Image on December 14, 2015, 06:48:04 PM
Dmitri Shostakovich
Edward Elgar
Sergei Rachmaninov
Sergei Prokofiev
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Samuel Barber
This could have been my list although I am less familiar with Villa-Lobos.

I would have chosen Arnold Bax rather than Arnold Schoenberg. Have now replaced Piston on my original list.

Nice to see Tallis on Karl's list - a great composer.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Florestan

#18
December 15, 2015, 02:06:23 AM Last Edit: December 15, 2015, 02:11:59 AM by Florestan
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on December 14, 2015, 01:11:50 PM
;D :D ;D ...clever, and correct  8)

Sarge

Ummm, not quite. Bartók is actually his last name. Would you accept Mozart Wolfgang or Brahms Johannes as well?  :D

TD

Ludwig v. B.
Sergei R.
Robert S.
Johann S. B.
Hector B.
Heitor V-L.
Arnold B.

"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part." - Claude Debussy

Lisztianwagner

#19
December 15, 2015, 02:22:02 AM Last Edit: December 15, 2015, 02:43:09 AM by Lisztianwagner
Ludwig v. Beethoven
Gustav Mahler
Sergei Rachmaninov
Johann Strauss
Ferenc Liszt
Gustav Holst
"You cannot expect the Form before the Idea, for they will come into being together." - Arnold Schönberg
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