The Omniscient Mussel

Quiz #25 First Clue Set

Ok folks…it’s time for the first set of clues.

Have another listen and contemplate the following clues. You can to go to your Zen place and wait for the answer to come to you or just invite your dad over for dinner. That strategy has worked for one guesser so far, so anything is possible.

1. The composer’s father was an established publisher of religious music and thought the trombone was too evil an instrument for a righteous person to play.
2. The composer fell in love with an exotic dancer to whom he proposed via mail. [not really a clue but too great to leave out]
3. This piece was a favourite of John Phillips Sousa
4. The compoaser was president of the American Bandmasters Association from 1941 to 1946.
5. Ask your friends who were band geeks in college. They’ll sort you out after listening to 3 or 4 beats.

If you need to phone a friend, try this person, or this one, or maybe this one.