NOEL .

[shostakovich]

Your description, much of which was new to me, must be of Pythagoras. I've also heard that he was the central figure of a secret cult whose members identified themselves with the sign if the pentagram, which has some wonderful geometric features. <BR>I also read that a rather neat pictorial proof of his famous theorem is attributed to President Garfield.<BR>Shos.

[~Leslie]

BINGO!! You got it Shos, I knew you would!~

[treebeau]

Another riddle for you folks.<P>We see above that Ave Maria was composed in B-flat, which, of course is 2 flats.<P>Why was it composed in 2 flats ?<BR>

[Peter]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by treebeau:<BR><B>Another riddle for you folks.<BR>We see above that Ave Maria was composed in B-flat, which, of course is 2 flats.<BR>Why was it composed in 2 flats ?<BR> </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Treebeau, if you`re looking for a jokey answer, then is it because Schubert changed apartments while writing the song (2 apartments = 2 flats)?!

[Michael]

Ouch! Peter, that reminds me of this awful riddle:<BR>Q. What do you get when you drop a piano down a coal shaft?<BR>A. A flat minor<P>Michael

[~Leslie]

This is my favorite site for music <P>jokes:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.mit.edu/~jcb/jokes/#organ" TARGET=_blank>http://www.mit.edu/~jcb/jokes/#organ</A> <P>~<P><BR>

[treebeau]

Peter,<BR> Correct you are ! That joke was my tribute to the late, great Victor Borge. I was reminded of him by some comments in a different thread.<P>Regards,<BR>Tim B.<BR>

[Peter]

Leslie, many thanks for the joke site tip <P>Treebeau, yes, Victor Borge, a unique musical talent. We shall not easily see his like again.