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I'll wait until 11, in case someone did answer it and the answer simply disappear. Or if someone wants to jump in. It's easy to Google this one.
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It's Haeftling in Berlin:
http://www.haeftling-shop.de/oscomme...hp?language=en I'll try to think of a clue to post. |
Clue: The battle of (8 letters) marks an important turning point for (city: 6 letters) against (people: 8 letters).
Call the three blanks to be filled in (a), (b) and (c), respectively. (a) is also a term used to describe a (long) (event: 4 letters). (c) is also the title of a (genre: 4 letters) by (author: 9 letters). 6th letter of (c) = "a". |
Battle of Marathon (what event? a walk?)
Athens & Persians (a play by Aeschylus)? |
Oh, I guess a race (marathon)
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Well, a race (!) of course.
We just had the NYC Marathon on Sunday, as you know. So you get the next clue. I thought this one would take a little longer. Guess not. :-) |
This classical musician (trying to be vague) was most famous for his interpretation of the music by (composer: 4 letters).
He later moved to this town (6) in this country (6) due to a self-imposed exile. The town hosts an annual festival (which bears his name) that was started by him over half a century ago. He performed at the White House for 2 different presidents , almost 6 decades apart. There are two museums honoring him, one at his birthplace (town: 8), and one where he died (town 2 words: 3,4). Name: Musician: 5,6 ("a" = 2nd of first name) Composer (whose work he was most famous for): 4 Town he moved to after self-imposed exile (where the annual festival takes place): 6 ("a" = 3rd) Birthplace: 8 Place he died: 3,4 "a" from Athens |
I'm guessing this is Pablo Casals, known for the Bach Suites, but I need to check.
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Get the rest here:
http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Casals-Pablo.htm b. Ventrell, d. San Juan, festival at Prades. |
Geez. You are too smart for my clues! :)
He played for both Roosevelt (1904) & JFK (1961). Read about it yesterday when I visited the Sixth floor museum. |
What Sixth Floor museum?
I didn't know that he played for Roosevelt, actually. I think that some of his recordings were made at the Library of Congress, but I'm not sure if they're easily available. |
Welcome to the heart of the Red States.
http://www.jfk.org/ |
Wow. Didn't know there's such a thing! (I had read that the space was converted to a museum, I guess, but didn't know that that was the name.)
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Clue: This mythological animal (4 letters) appears in the title of a piece of music by (composer: 7), which starts with a solo for this instrument (5 letters).
The composer, while composing the piece, was influenced by the poet (8 letters). A house located in this site (7 letters) is also identified by a sculpture of the animal that appears in its courtyard. The original sculpture is located in this city: 6 letters. |
You forgot to post the letter clue?
Answers to your clue: Faun Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune flute (I did have to listen to it to figure it out) House of the Faun in Pompeii Naples |
Oh, forgot about the poet:
Mallarmé |
Yes. But well, I guess you didn't need the letter hint anyway.
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This park (name: 10, park) in this non-European city (7 letters) features works by several artists/architects.
One is a concert venue, designed by (5) and named after a famous person (last name:8) (who created a prize with the same name) Another is a bridge, designed by the same person who designed the concert venue. It is the only bridge designed by him (so far). One other attraction is a fountain by (last name: 6) There is also a sculpture by (last name: 6), born in (city: 6) Park: 10, park ("e" = 5th letter) City: 7 Concert Venue name: 8 Designer of concert venue & bridge: 5 ("e" = 2nd) Fountain designer: 6 Sculpture designer: 6, born in: 6 "e" from Debussy |
Millennium Park in Chicago
Concert Venue = Pritzker (Pavillion), designed by Gehry Plensa's Crown Fountain: http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/Gehry/plensa.htm Kapoor's sculpture: http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/Gehry/kapoor.htm Born in Bombay: http://www.lisson.co.uk/theArtists/K...ishkapoor.html |
Clue: This building was converted into a museum (name: 4, 6) by (nationality: 5) architects 1 & 2 (architect 1: 6, architect 2: 2, 6). Its (place: 7, 4) houses a rotating series of commissioned art works.
last letter of 2nd word of "place" = "l." |
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