Crossword and quiz

The first correct solution of our crossword to be picked at random will win a copy of The Oxford Companion to Music and a runner-up will win Who Knew? Answers to Questions about Classical Music (both available at www.oup.co.uk). Send answers to: BBC Music Magazine, Crossword 320/ May, PO Box 501, Leicester, LE94 0AA to arrive by 17 May 2018 (solution in Aug issue).

ACROSS

1 Old bass and big alto performing important accompaniment (9) 6 Item in Armenian music collection of French nobleman, not English (5) 9 Improvised stage – it has minimum of use with fortepiano around (3-2) 10 London police force with a French song they’ve adopted? (5,4) 11 Italian composer involving French and tempo primarily for chamber work (7) 12 Old American singer seemingly dressed? (7) 13 Professional occupying a new type of stage (5) 15 Family doctor recalled male aria in Tippett opera (4,5) 18 Not initially startling to incorporate alien splitting of parts (9) 21 French composer contributing to talk anytime (5) 22 Old King, say, or unknown musical Pope (7) 24 Recording one good music academy in pithy comment (7) 26 A contralto to move around in embrace of male composer (9) 27 Restrictions about start of moderate tempi (5) 28 Singer delivering some ballade leisurely (5) 29 Increasing volume about to conclude in complex score (9)

DOWN

1 French composer not hanging about and little space given to German composer (9) 2 No bill to pick up item for conductor (5) 3 Lack of power in mezzopiano note, misplaced, received in chilly manner (9) 4 Runs into singer and starts to copy key modern genre (3-4) 5 Half of overture a wreck – not one to outstay welcome? (7) 6 Measure of volume absorbing little nerd (5) 7 Instrumental accessory finally fixed with curious glue (9) 8 Some tackle ingenious Czech composer (5) 14 Esoteric regarding US singer almost making second appearance? (9) 16 Is it panic strangely affecting keyboard skill? (9) 17 Opening of movement some soon reinterpreted at a slower speed (4,5) 19 Idly disposed, left in charge of Wagnerian orchestral piece? (7) 20 Scottish valley that is providing home for new Scottish musician (7) 22 See 25 down 23 Orchestra’s debut at French resort is postponed (2,3) 25/22 Conductor among various engaged in dance (5,5)