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The Violinist- The Music of Sherlock Holmes

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Anirban Biswas

The document discusses classical music and musicians that are referenced in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Some of the musicians mentioned include Nicolo Pagnini, Felix Mendelssohn, Orlande de Lassus, Irene Adler who sang contralto, and Antonio Stradivari whose violins Holmes owned. Classical pieces like "Lieder ohne Worte" and operas like "Les Huguenots" are also referenced in the Holmes canon.

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Teatro alla Scala is an opera house in the Italian city of Naples. Built in 1787, the theater has since housed all the opera greats. Which Sherlockian character was a performer here? 2
Irene Adler 3
In Adventure of Mazarin Stone, Sherlock Holmes tricked Count Negretto Silvius by playing Hoffmanns Barcarolle on gramophone. Barcarolles are folk songs or music, sung by men doing a certain job. People from which particular profession, traditionally sing barcarolles? 4
The gondoliers of Venice 5
I was born in Renaissance Belgium and was a contemporary of Michelangelo. I was kidnapped three times in my lifetime for my beautiful voice. In the Bruce-Partington Plan, Sherlock Holmes wrote a monograph about my polyphonic motets, which is said by experts to be the last word on the subject. Who am I? 6
Orlande de Lassus 7
Italian violinist Nicolo Pagnini is generally considered the greatest master of that instrument ever lived. In one story, Sherlock Holmes shared anecdote after anecdote from Pagninis life with Dr Watson over a bottle of claret. Which story I am talking about? 8
The Cardboard Box 9
Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without words) is a series of short piano pieces written between 1829 and 1845. In A Study in Scarlet, we found Sherlock Holmes playing this to Dr Watson upon his request. Who was the composer? 10
Felix Mendelssohn (1806-47) The German pianist and composer of the Romantic age. 11
Classical music found a lot of mention in the Sherlock Holmes canon, but there are exceptions too. Like in The Valley of Fear, John McMurdo used to sing two folk songs of Irish descent. If one of them is Im Sitting on the Stile, Mary, whats the other? 12
By the Banks of Allan Water 13
Les Huguenots was a French opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer. One of the spectacular example of a grand opera, it premiered in Paris in1836. At the end of which adventure, Sherlock Holmes wishes to spend the evening seeing Les Huguenots? 14
The Hound of the Baskervilles It was also revealed that Holmes maintains a box for The Huguenots. 15
I am the only client of Mr. Sherlock Holmes with a musical connection. My father used to conduct for the old Imperial Theater. After his death, I started teaching music. I visited Mr. Holmes on an April evening of 1895. Who am I? 16
Violet Smith From the story The Solitary Cyclist. 17
What is common to: Messiah, Molitor, Hellier, Ole Bull, Jupiter, Soil, Lady Blunt and Jules Falk. (The list is not an exhaustive one) 18
All are the nicknames of violins made by Antonio Stradivari. Holmes himself owns a Strad, which he had bought for 45 shillings from a London pawn shop. The 1697 make Molitor Stradivarius, which is said to be owned by Napoleon Bonaparte. 19
Sherlock Holmes is an accomplished violinist, but some of the Holmes experts think that he got his training in an unacademic way. According to them, Holmes could have learned from the gypsies or he had visited India for the purpose. Which observation made them think so? 20
In many instances Sherlock Holmes played his Stradivarius, keeping it upon the knee. A style, which is seen either among the gypsy community or in the Indian subcontinent. 21
In the story A Scandal in Bohemia, Irene Adler was introduced as an opera singer. In which operatic voice, Irene Adler sings? 22
Contralto 23
In Mazarin Stone (1921), Sherlock Holmes played violin on a gramophone, when his adversaries believed Holmes was playing himself. Some of the Holmes expert think it was a phonograph, that Doyle meant. And not certainly a gramophone. Why? 24
Because in 1921, home recording was not possible using a gramophone record. The only option for Holmes to record his own violin was a phonograph. 25
We see Sherlock Holmes planning to visit Ms Norman-Neruda in A Study in Scarlet. Wilhelmina Neruda was often thought to be the best female violinist ever born. Music of which composer she was playing in the story? 26
Fr辿d辿ric Chopin 27
Pablo de Sarasate was a Basque composer and violinist. In which Sherlock Holmes story, we see Holmes and Watson to attend one of his concert? 28
The Red Headed League 29
In The Bruce-Partington Plan, we see Holmes patiently occupied upon a subject which he had made his hobby. Which musical subject, Dr Watson was talking about? 30
Music of Middle Ages 31
In the Feluda story 爨爨爭爨伍Π爨 爨ム逗爭爨爨鉦爨萎Π 爨爨鉦Ξ爨迦鐘 we found a mention of Nicol嘆 Amati. In which Sherlock Holmes adventure, Amati was mentioned for once? 32
A Study in Scarlet 33

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The Violinist- The Music of Sherlock Holmes

  • 1. The Music of Sherlock Holmes QM: ANIRBAN BISWAS 26.06.2016 | 2200IST| QUIZ-WIZFacebookWall
  • 2. Teatro alla Scala is an opera house in the Italian city of Naples. Built in 1787, the theater has since housed all the opera greats. Which Sherlockian character was a performer here? 2
  • 4. In Adventure of Mazarin Stone, Sherlock Holmes tricked Count Negretto Silvius by playing Hoffmanns Barcarolle on gramophone. Barcarolles are folk songs or music, sung by men doing a certain job. People from which particular profession, traditionally sing barcarolles? 4
  • 5. The gondoliers of Venice 5
  • 6. I was born in Renaissance Belgium and was a contemporary of Michelangelo. I was kidnapped three times in my lifetime for my beautiful voice. In the Bruce-Partington Plan, Sherlock Holmes wrote a monograph about my polyphonic motets, which is said by experts to be the last word on the subject. Who am I? 6
  • 8. Italian violinist Nicolo Pagnini is generally considered the greatest master of that instrument ever lived. In one story, Sherlock Holmes shared anecdote after anecdote from Pagninis life with Dr Watson over a bottle of claret. Which story I am talking about? 8
  • 10. Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without words) is a series of short piano pieces written between 1829 and 1845. In A Study in Scarlet, we found Sherlock Holmes playing this to Dr Watson upon his request. Who was the composer? 10
  • 11. Felix Mendelssohn (1806-47) The German pianist and composer of the Romantic age. 11
  • 12. Classical music found a lot of mention in the Sherlock Holmes canon, but there are exceptions too. Like in The Valley of Fear, John McMurdo used to sing two folk songs of Irish descent. If one of them is Im Sitting on the Stile, Mary, whats the other? 12
  • 13. By the Banks of Allan Water 13
  • 14. Les Huguenots was a French opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer. One of the spectacular example of a grand opera, it premiered in Paris in1836. At the end of which adventure, Sherlock Holmes wishes to spend the evening seeing Les Huguenots? 14
  • 15. The Hound of the Baskervilles It was also revealed that Holmes maintains a box for The Huguenots. 15
  • 16. I am the only client of Mr. Sherlock Holmes with a musical connection. My father used to conduct for the old Imperial Theater. After his death, I started teaching music. I visited Mr. Holmes on an April evening of 1895. Who am I? 16
  • 17. Violet Smith From the story The Solitary Cyclist. 17
  • 18. What is common to: Messiah, Molitor, Hellier, Ole Bull, Jupiter, Soil, Lady Blunt and Jules Falk. (The list is not an exhaustive one) 18
  • 19. All are the nicknames of violins made by Antonio Stradivari. Holmes himself owns a Strad, which he had bought for 45 shillings from a London pawn shop. The 1697 make Molitor Stradivarius, which is said to be owned by Napoleon Bonaparte. 19
  • 20. Sherlock Holmes is an accomplished violinist, but some of the Holmes experts think that he got his training in an unacademic way. According to them, Holmes could have learned from the gypsies or he had visited India for the purpose. Which observation made them think so? 20
  • 21. In many instances Sherlock Holmes played his Stradivarius, keeping it upon the knee. A style, which is seen either among the gypsy community or in the Indian subcontinent. 21
  • 22. In the story A Scandal in Bohemia, Irene Adler was introduced as an opera singer. In which operatic voice, Irene Adler sings? 22
  • 24. In Mazarin Stone (1921), Sherlock Holmes played violin on a gramophone, when his adversaries believed Holmes was playing himself. Some of the Holmes expert think it was a phonograph, that Doyle meant. And not certainly a gramophone. Why? 24
  • 25. Because in 1921, home recording was not possible using a gramophone record. The only option for Holmes to record his own violin was a phonograph. 25
  • 26. We see Sherlock Holmes planning to visit Ms Norman-Neruda in A Study in Scarlet. Wilhelmina Neruda was often thought to be the best female violinist ever born. Music of which composer she was playing in the story? 26
  • 28. Pablo de Sarasate was a Basque composer and violinist. In which Sherlock Holmes story, we see Holmes and Watson to attend one of his concert? 28
  • 29. The Red Headed League 29
  • 30. In The Bruce-Partington Plan, we see Holmes patiently occupied upon a subject which he had made his hobby. Which musical subject, Dr Watson was talking about? 30
  • 31. Music of Middle Ages 31
  • 32. In the Feluda story 爨爨爭爨伍Π爨 爨ム逗爭爨爨鉦爨萎Π 爨爨鉦Ξ爨迦鐘 we found a mention of Nicol嘆 Amati. In which Sherlock Holmes adventure, Amati was mentioned for once? 32
  • 33. A Study in Scarlet 33