Crossword and Quiz

How well do you know your classical music Johns?

1. Who composed the following works: a) This is the record of John (c1610-20); b) St John Passion (1724); c) Sir John in Love (1929)?

2. And which Johns composed the following: a) In darkness let me dwell (1610); b) Nocturne for Piano No. 1 in E flat (1812); c) The Crucifixion (1887); d) Nixon in China (1987)?

3. Which 16th-century composer called John was celebrated in an eponymous opera by Peter Maxwell Davies?

4. An infamous literary ‘John’ was, under the Italian form of his name, the eponymous subject of an opera by Mozart and later, in the original Spanish, of a tone poem by Richard Strauss. Name both works.

5. Which much-loved Manchesterbased conductor enjoyed the soubriquet ‘Glorious John’?

6. Bernstein’s Kaddish Symphony No. 3 (1963) and Howells’s anthem Take him, earth, for cherishing (1964) are both dedicated to the memory of which John?

7. Which instruments are or were played by these Johns: a) John Lill; b) Lara St John; c) John Coltrane?

8. Which composer and saxophonist (pictured above) was married to fellow jazzer Cleo Laine? 9. In January, film composer John Williams broke his own record for the most Oscar nominations for a living person. What does his tally currently stand at?

10. Which Beethoven Piano

Sonata do you get if you add up the Scrabble scores of the letters J, O, H and N? Give the number and nickname.

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