European Crossword Puzzle #15
Jun 13th, 2005, 09:41 AM
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European Crossword Puzzle #15
Message: This is the 15th thread of the European Crossword Travel/Geography/Culture game. It is a continuation of this thread:
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34585817
Here are the rules of the game (for new comers) [I've just pasted the rules from the start of the previous thread.]:
1) Whoever guesses the word correctly gets to build on THAT word to make the new word. In cases of multiple correct answers, whoever posts first is the winner and gets to choose the next word.
2) Make sure all the words are travel related somehow. Your word could be a person, a place, an event, an object.
3) State what letter you're building on from the previous word.
4) State the position of that letter in your new word.
5) State how many letters in the new word.
6) Give us a good clue!
7) Again, all words should be travel-related.
I'll be giving a clue shortly.
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34585817
Here are the rules of the game (for new comers) [I've just pasted the rules from the start of the previous thread.]:
1) Whoever guesses the word correctly gets to build on THAT word to make the new word. In cases of multiple correct answers, whoever posts first is the winner and gets to choose the next word.
2) Make sure all the words are travel related somehow. Your word could be a person, a place, an event, an object.
3) State what letter you're building on from the previous word.
4) State the position of that letter in your new word.
5) State how many letters in the new word.
6) Give us a good clue!
7) Again, all words should be travel-related.
I'll be giving a clue shortly.
Jun 13th, 2005, 09:46 AM
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Clue: The very first of these "instruments" (singular, called 10 letters) was supposedly built by (name: 12 letters), the celebrated (instrument: 5 letters, last = "o"
manufacturer.
Said instruments are now apparently sophisticated enough to reproduce certain historical recordings, though the technology is still in its infancy. A recent example involved a recording by (person: 2 words, 6, 6), celebrated for (composer: 6 letters, 3rd = "o", reproduced down to a wrong note with vastly improved sound.
manufacturer.Said instruments are now apparently sophisticated enough to reproduce certain historical recordings, though the technology is still in its infancy. A recent example involved a recording by (person: 2 words, 6, 6), celebrated for (composer: 6 letters, 3rd = "o"
, reproduced down to a wrong note with vastly improved sound.
Jun 20th, 2005, 11:02 AM
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Yes.
Some hints:
The person is a French pianist with a concert hall and a conservatory named after him (as I just found out on Friday). But I did know that he was a renowned Chopin player but technically quite fallible (and have a few of his recordings).
The piano manufacturer is not Steinway, obviously, but I'm looking for another manufacturer that's also famous.
Finally the "instrument" may not be obvious, but try searching for the relevant article in the Times archive and online -- which is where I got all this. The article appeared about two weeks ago. In the paper edition, there's a photo of Vladimir Horowitz at the piano.
Some hints:
The person is a French pianist with a concert hall and a conservatory named after him (as I just found out on Friday). But I did know that he was a renowned Chopin player but technically quite fallible (and have a few of his recordings).
The piano manufacturer is not Steinway, obviously, but I'm looking for another manufacturer that's also famous.
Finally the "instrument" may not be obvious, but try searching for the relevant article in the Times archive and online -- which is where I got all this. The article appeared about two weeks ago. In the paper edition, there's a photo of Vladimir Horowitz at the piano.
Jun 20th, 2005, 11:56 AM
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Yes. He founded L'Ecole Normale de Musique (named after him -- and there's Salle Cortot in the conservatoire).
But about the other two? The piano manufacturer starts with a "Bo."
But about the other two? The piano manufacturer starts with a "Bo."
Jun 20th, 2005, 12:44 PM
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Yes. The instrument is called a disklavier (now it's Yamaha, I think).
Here's the article:
http://www.cp.jku.at/people/widmer/p...wYorkTimes.pdf
It's very interesting. I mean, reproducing a Cortot recording down to a wrong note? But granted, they can't do this yet for a lot of the extant recordings.
Why you don't you or yk take the clue?
Here's the article:
http://www.cp.jku.at/people/widmer/p...wYorkTimes.pdf
It's very interesting. I mean, reproducing a Cortot recording down to a wrong note? But granted, they can't do this yet for a lot of the extant recordings.
Why you don't you or yk take the clue?
Jun 21st, 2005, 11:24 AM
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Originally named ( 5,2,6), this (7, nationality) painter (3,8) is well known for his frescoes at this convent (3,5) in the city of (8).
At one point in his life he became prior of his convent in (7, town).
At one point in his life he became prior of his convent in (7, town).
