I meant but forgot to mention that 22nd was St Cecilia's Day, which is an anniversary we should always commemorate. I thought the entry from Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable might be of interest: "St Cecilia. Patron saint of the blind and patroness of music and especially of church music. Born in Rome, she is usually supposed to have been martyred in AD 230, but AD 176 is a more probable date. She was blind and according to tradition, was inventor of the organ. An angel fell in love with her for her musical skill; her husband saw the heavenly visitant, who gave to both a crown of martyrdom which he brought from Paradise. Her day is 22 November, on which the Worshipful Company of Musicians, a livery company of London, meet and go in procession for divine service in St Paul's Cathedral. Both Dryden and Pope wrote odes in her honour." A quick rummage through my memory produced St Cecilia Masses by Haydn and Gounod, Purcell's Ode and a hymn to her by Britten. Any others? Richard Pennycuick [log in to unmask]