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Ode to Music Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/20/2009
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3 out of 5
Terrain:
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THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED CO-ORDINATES!

Solve the answers to the following questions and you will then replace the numbers to the letters and have the correct co-ordinates.

N50 AB.CDE
W104 FG.HIJ

A. What Italian musical term means very fast?

  • allegro (A=1)
  • prestissimo (A=3)
  • allegretto (A=0)
  • presto (A=2)

B. In concert, this tenor's signature song is "Danny Boy", sung acapella.

  • Daniel O'Donnell (B=6)
  • John McDermott (B=5)
  • Ronan Tynan (B=7)
  • Phil Coulter (B=4)

C. Connie Kaldor's "Saskatoon Moon" she longs to hear that?

  • sunshine (C=5)
  • wind blowing (C=6)
  • meadowlark sing (C=1)
  • loons call (C=4)

D. The melody for the "Wedding March" popularly called "Here Comes the Bride" was written by what classical composer?

  • Wagner (D=4)
  • Strauss (D=0)
  • Mozart (D=7)
  • Handel (D=3)
E. If 4/16 is your time signature in a piece of music, how many beats would a dotted eighth note receive?
  • 3/4 of a beat (E=5)
  • 3 beats (E=9)
  • 1 and a 1/2 beats (E=8)
  • 2 and a 1/2 beats (E=4)
F. Il Divo, an operatic vocal group, was founded by?
  • Randy Jackson (F=2)
  • Paula Abdul (F=4)
  • Kara DioGuaardi (F=0)
  • Simon Cowel (F=3)
G. This orchestra mixed orchestral pop environmental sounds and pioneering recording techniques into an unique musical phenomenon?
  • Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (G=5)
  • The Sans Sebastian Strings (G=7)
  • James Last & His Orchestra (G=9)
  • Mystic Moods (G=3)
H. Which composer worked for the Esterhazy family for almost 30 years?
  • F.J.Haydn (H=5)
  • J.S. Bach (H=3)
  • Beethoven (H=7)
  • W.A. Mozart (H=9)

I. What pianist became famous by not winning the 1980 International Chopin Competition?

  • Glenn Gould (I=7)
  • Vladamir Horowitz (I=3)
  • Ivo Pogorelich (I=8)
  • Dang Thai Son (I=9)

J. This Canadian composer wrote an opera on the man who founded The Regina Leader, was the first MP for Assiniboia West, was a lawyer and journalist?

  • Healey Willian (J=3)
  • David McIntyre (J=8)
  • Alexina Louie (J=5)
  • Elizabeth Raum (J=9)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Dhrfgvba R. Jvgu n 4/16 gvzr fvtangher n fvkgrragu abgr trgf 1 pbhag, na rvtug abgr trgf 2 pbhagf, n qbggrq rvtug abgr trgf na rvtug abgr pbhag naq n fvkgrragu abgr pbhag = n 3 pbhag!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)