When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Shout-Outs - "The Ballad of the Sad Café"
Place References
- Cheehaw refers to what is now Albany, GA
Shout-Outs - "Wunderkind"
Music, Composer and Musician References
- "Le Voyage de Monsieur Perrichon" Wunderkind.5
- Beethoven, Ludwig van Wunderkind.24, 77
- Beethoven Concerto (unspecified) Wunderkind.24
- Bach, Johanna Sebastian Wunderkind.29, 54
- Debussy, Claude Wunderkind.29
- Prokofieff, Sergei Wunderkind.29
- Brahms, Johannes Wunderkind.29
- Second Hungarian Rhapsody (Liszt) Wunderkind.34
- Bach Inventions Wunderkind.36, 53
- Schumann, Robert Wunderkind.36
- Mozart Sonatas Wunderkind.40
- Bloch, Ernest Wunderkind.40, 45
- Powell, John Wunderkind.46
- The Sonate Virginianesque (Powell) Wunderkind.46
- Fantasia and Fugue (Bach) Wunderkind.54
- Hess, Myra (British pianist) Wunderkind.68
- Menuhin, Yehudi (American violinist) Wunderkind.68
- Schnabel, Artur Wunderkind.72
- Huberman, Bronislaw Wunderkind.72
- The Variation Sonata, Opus 26 (Beethoven) Wunderkind.75
- Harmonious Blacksmith (Handel) Wunderkind.95
Place References
- Carnegie Hall Wunderkind.72
- The Russian Tea Room Wunderkind.72
Art References
- Age of Innocence (likely referring to the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, circa 1785) Wunderkind.30
Shout-Outs - "The Jockey"
Place References
- Miami (FL) Jockey.10
- Saratoga (NY, site of famous racetracks) Jockey.18
- Hollywood (CA) Jockey.20
- Wall Street (NYC) Jockey.20
Shout-Outs - "Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland"
Music References
- Buxtehude, Dietrich Madame.2
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Madame.3
- Scarlatti, Domenico Madame.14
- Bach, Johannes Sebastian Madame.14
Shout-Outs - "The Sojourner"
Place References
- Johns Hopkins (famous hospital in Baltimore, MD) Sojourner.42
- Tuileries, The (gardens in Paris) Sojourner.74, Sojourner.87, Sojourner.92
- Scribe Hotel (Paris hotel built in the 19th century) Sojourner.75
- Place de la Concorde Sojourner.82
Music References
- Bach, Johannes Sebastian Sojourner.62
Misc. References
- crepe de chine (silk fabric) Sojourner.29
- Guignol (any French puppet theatre) Sojourner.93
Shout-Outs - "A Domestic Dilemma"
Place References
- George Washington Bridge (spans the Hudson River, from NY to NJ) Domestic.1
- 9-W Highway (NY/NJ route) Domestic.1
- Hudson River (runs north-to-south in NY) Domestic.2
- Paris City (AL) Domestic.36
Shout-Outs - "A Tree, A Rock, A Cloud"
Place References
- Tulsa (OK) Tree.49
- Mobile (AL) Tree.49
- Atlanta (GA) Tree.49
- Chicago (IL) Tree.49
- Cheehaw (refers to what is now Albany, GA) Tree.49
- Portland (OR) Tree.69, Tree.81
- San Diego (CA) Tree.81
Literary References
- Romeo (slang, referring to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) Tree.65