Question of the day

[midlifecrisis]

<curious>What was your answer?</curious>

C

Can't remember now!

 

[Thumperuk]

Ah - now am I to think the skull was from somebody famous? No idea who, if it is the case.

He was a semi famous composer and pianist who shared his name with a very well known composer.

 

[midlifecrisis]

He was a semi famous composer and pianist who shared his name with a very well known composer.

This is a good one, I know that there were 3 Composers called Strauss but I'm trying hard to think of another pair with the same surname, I'm assuming it is a common surname?

 

[zagatoes30]

It was the bloke with the name I can't spell without looking it up and that's not allowed

 

[midlifecrisis]

It was the bloke with the name I can't spell without looking it up and that's not allowed

Yeah, yeah...lol

have a go

 

[Thumperuk]

I would accept a phonetic spelling Andy

 

[zagatoes30]

Something like Tchikosvky ?

 

[daverichardson]

So not Miss Brahms from 'are you being served'

 

[Thumperuk]

Tchaikovsky is the correct answer.

Your turn Andy

 

[zagatoes30]

Told you I couldn't spell.

OK same theme

What impact did Surgeon John Taylor have on the world of classical music ?

 

[zagatoes30]

Silence, is there anybody out there ?

 

[2b1ask1]

I have no idea Andy but a truly wild guess; invented the saxophone?

 

[zagatoes30]

I have no idea Andy but a truly wild guess; invented the saxophone?

Nope, the impact is actually related to Dr Taylors profession

 

[MrPea]

Nope, the impact is actually related to Dr Taylors profession

He rescued some organs?

 

[daverichardson]

He was a charletan?

 

[spkennyuk]

Didnt one of the great composers die as a result of botched surgery. As to who and when i cant remember and it might not even be related to the question.

 

[zagatoes30]

He was a charletan?

He certainly was but how does that impact classical music?

 

[zagatoes30]

Didnt one of the great composers die as a result of botched surgery. As to who and when i cant remember and it might not even be related to the question.

One did and it is, remarkabley there is more than just that

 

[spkennyuk]

I think you may have stumped us again zag.

 

[zagatoes30]

John Taylor or Chevalier John Taylor has ha liked to be know was an eye surgeon who specialised in curing cataracts. Well cure might be a bit ambitious as he used a process whereby he attempted to push the cataract to the side of the eye and hence improve vision.

This was not a great technique and his cleanliness was not what it should have been which led to a poor success rate but his biggest failures were with two classical composers. John Taylor succeeded in blinding both Handel and JS Bach in fact Bach subsequently died of post operative infection.