OK. What musical phenomenon links Beethoven, Schubert, Bruckner, Dvorak, Mahler, Vaughan Williams & Walton?
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I know Beethoven, Schubert and Dvorak all wrote 9 symphonies so I'm guessing the others did too.
Close enough, all the composers named in my question had their last completed symphonies numbered 9, although they did not all actually complete 9 symphonies - if you see what I mean. Schubert's last symphony, for example, was numbered 9 (8 in some countries!), but there is no symphony 7 and only "half" a symphony 8 - the "Unfinished".
Mahler was so spooked by the phenomenon of composers apparently dying after their 9th that when he had written his 8th, he vowed not to name another work a symphony even if if was in effect one. He later relented, wrote his Symphony 9 - then died as he was sketching out his 10th........
Over to you sir!
Not sure on the full details here. Was it Hortensia who was chosen to deliver a political speech in form of a petition to the Roman senate ? The subject being the attempt to place a tax on the 1,400 wealthiest women in Rome.
To be your concubine??
Dave you are so close, but when it came to it it was impossible to narrow it down past the surviving 35!
A much more interesting reply than the question deserves, Cologne. Not the answer I had in mind but having just finished the third volume of Robert Harris's trilogy about Cicero I'm intrigued and will look this up now.
Good idea, Brian, but not what I had in mind.
Clue; the location was the US and the time during the first half of the 20th century.
What with concubines and playboys a theme seems to be emerging here.
Another clue: the successful woman died of TB aged 53.
yorkshirehornet
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It is indeed. The director held up the film for two years as well in order to get Vivien Leigh's co-star Clark Gable involved. Over to you Barry.