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Inspired by Mark’s suggestion, I give you snooker players as classical composers: a THREAD. Apologies in advance, this is niche and silly, but will hopefully be a distraction from all the nonsense. We’ll start with Mark’s idea: https://twitter.com/rowanhull/status/1295334955090935808
Alex Higgins: W.A. Mozart
Dazzlingly quick, volatile, gone too soon.
Dazzlingly quick, volatile, gone too soon.
Steve Davis: Joseph ‘Papa’ Haydn
The elder statesman. Masterful but with a lightness of touch.
The elder statesman. Masterful but with a lightness of touch.
Stephen Hendry: Arnold Schoenberg
Pioneering, highly intelligent, technically outstanding.
Pioneering, highly intelligent, technically outstanding.
Dennis Taylor: Krzysztof Penderecki
Heart-on-sleeve sincerity. Massive glasses.
Heart-on-sleeve sincerity. Massive glasses.
Reanne Evans: Amy Beach
Trailblazing, virtuosic, prolific.
Trailblazing, virtuosic, prolific.
Mark Williams: Sergei Rachmaninov
Tall, deep.
Tall, deep.
Willie Thorne: Edward Elgar
Gentlemanly, hidden depths, magnificent moustache.
Gentlemanly, hidden depths, magnificent moustache.
Marco Fu: Li Huanzhi
Born in Hong Kong, made waves in the West; precise, influential.
Born in Hong Kong, made waves in the West; precise, influential.
Judd Trump: Benjamin Britten
Prodigiously talented, diligent, consistent.
Prodigiously talented, diligent, consistent.
Neil Robertson: Eric Whitacre
The heartthrob.
The heartthrob.
Peter Ebdon: Erik Satie
Slow to the point of catatonic, intensely enigmatic, outbursts of eccentricity.
Slow to the point of catatonic, intensely enigmatic, outbursts of eccentricity.
Jimmy White: Antonio Salieri
[OH GOD IT’S ALMOST TOO SAD]
Profoundly influenced the next generation. Reputations damaged by That Final/That Play.
![Jimmy White: Antonio Salieri[OH GOD IT’S ALMOST TOO SAD]Profoundly influenced the next generation. Reputations damaged by That Final/That Play.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eft2ysBXgAEfsa8.jpg "Jimmy White: Antonio Salieri[OH GOD IT’S ALMOST TOO SAD]Profoundly influenced the next generation. Reputations damaged by That Final/That Play.")
![Jimmy White: Antonio Salieri[OH GOD IT’S ALMOST TOO SAD]Profoundly influenced the next generation. Reputations damaged by That Final/That Play.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eft20mKWkAErVgq.jpg "Jimmy White: Antonio Salieri[OH GOD IT’S ALMOST TOO SAD]Profoundly influenced the next generation. Reputations damaged by That Final/That Play.")
[OH GOD IT’S ALMOST TOO SAD]
Profoundly influenced the next generation. Reputations damaged by That Final/That Play.
Ronnie O’Sullivan: Ludwig van Beethoven
Brooding temperament, miraculous feats of skill under pressure, bloody marvellous.
ENDS
Brooding temperament, miraculous feats of skill under pressure, bloody marvellous.
ENDS
