New Cumulative General History Quiz II

[Ciceronian]

Johann Sebastian Bach.

As usual, luceafarul has it. It is of course Bach, my favourite composer.

I laid out a couple of false trails here, and they worked perfectly. Only luce wasn't fooled.

The Wartburg (pic1) stands for Eisenach, Bach's birthplace. I just visited The Bachhaus a few weeks ago were he was supposedly born. I knew some people like Adso would go for Luther, since he was also born in Eisenach and translated the Bible on the Wartburg.

The second picture represents the Thomaskirche Leipzig, where Bach was cantor for a long time. I didn't expect it to be much help, but luce PMed me and said he recognized it.

Last of all, the controversial creek:

I could probably find a stream just like this anywhere in this state.

Yes, you probably could. All I did was google an image for the keyword "creek", and I got that picture. The point is that "Bach" is German for creek. Very tricky clue which confused some but may have helped others. Doc T seems to have understood the joke! Either Beethoven or Mozart, I don't quite remember which one of the two, once said that he shouldn't be called "Bach", but "Meer". (Sea, not creek.)

On to luceafarul. Pity I can't have a go, his are always nice.

Btw, the picture is the only one which is Bach himself beyond a shadow of doubt.

 

[Adso de Fimnu]

I laid out a couple of false trails here, and they worked perfectly. Only luce wasn't fooled.

And only I was...
It's a pity - I even knew "bach" was german for "creek". I recall hearing how Bach had a student named Krebs - he called him 'the best crayfish in my brook', if I remember correctly...

 

[Richard Cribb]

As usual, luceafarul has it. It is of course Bach, my favourite composer.

I laid out a couple of false trails here, and they worked perfectly. Only luce wasn't fooled.

Well, I also like Bach a lot...

The Wartburg (pic1) stands for Eisenach, Bach's birthplace. I just visited The Bachhaus a few weeks ago were he was supposedly born. I knew some people like Adso would go for Luther, since he was also born in Eisenach and translated the Bible on the Wartburg.

Yes it was quite cunning.

The second picture represents the Thomaskirche Leipzig, where Bach was cantor for a long time. I didn't expect it to be much help, but luce PMed me and said he recognized it.

I was lucky, since I have been to Leipzig and seen this church myself as well as many pictures of it . By the way it had another illustrious composer as cantor about 100 years earlier - Johann Hermann Schein.

Last of all, the controversial creek:

Yes, you probably could. All I did was google an image for the keyword "creek", and I got that picture. The point is that "Bach" is German for creek. Very tricky clue which confused some but may have helped others. Doc T seems to have understood the joke! Either Beethoven or Mozart, I don't quite remember which one of the two, once said that he shouldn't be called "Bach", but "Meer". (Sea, not creek.)

Yes it sure helped me in the way that I made me perfectly sure. And it was quite an intelligent idea.
I think that the very fitting description of this marvellous composer comes from Beethoven.

On to luceafarul. Pity I can't have a go, his are always nice.

Thanks a lot. I will post one early tomorrow.

 

[Richard Cribb]

So here is a new nut to crack.
Like Ciceronian, I want the name of a famous person.
If necessary, more images will be posted, but I don't think this is so difficult...

 

[Adler17]

Casanova?

Adler

 

[Richard Cribb]

Casanova?

Adler

No, but interesting and plausible try.

 

[Richard Cribb]

Ciceronian, participating hors concours, just PM'ed me the right solution.
Bravo Ciceronian!

 

[Ciceronian]

Luce, could you please clear your PM-Box, I've been trying to send you something but it's full!

 

[Richard Cribb]

Sorry, I was out for a while. I just cleared it out, so now you can try again.

 

[Oryctolagus]

An Italian (or German) composer from 18th century who wrote music based on ancient myths?

 

[Richard Cribb]

No. Even if it is true that the fourth image is a 18th century composer.

 

[Oryctolagus]

On the second picture there are Acteon (sp.?) and Artemis, aren't they? Unfortunately, I'm not an expert on painting and I don't know who was the author of it.

 

[Doc Tsiolkovski]

Any chance for a better pic of that Coat-of-Arms? Could be anything between Virgin Mary, a Folk singer with banjo or a ROman soldier with a boat...

 

[thetrooper]

Felix Mendelsohn Bartholdy?

 

[Richard Cribb]

Any chance for a better pic of that Coat-of-Arms? Could be anything between Virgin Mary, a Folk singer with banjo or a ROman soldier with a boat...

Sorry, but so far I haven't been able to find any.
But it is the emblem of a Black Sea city where this man was born:

@thetrooper: Sorry, Mendelsohn-Bartholdy is wrong. The answer is not a composer.

 

[Oryctolagus]

Publius Ovidius Naso?

 

[thetrooper]

note for the future: read the other posts before answering.

One of my fav players there (doesn't help much though).

 

[Richard Cribb]

Correct!
It is indeed Publius Ovidius Naso, or Ovid as he is often called.
The five pics are representing:
1."Ars Amatoria".
2. Metamorphosis - Actaeon turned into a stag.
3. Metamorphosis: Pyramus and Thisbe.
4. The famous composer Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf who composed 12 symphonies inspired by Ovid's metamorphosis, of which 6 is preserved in their original form.
5.The emblem of Constanta, Romania. In the ancient era the Roman colony Tomis were Ovid was sent in exile.

So over to you, Oryctolagus.

 

[Ciceronian]

note for the future: read the other posts before answering.

Still feeling intoxicated?

 

[thetrooper]

I guess so...