The BBC Music Magazine PRIZE CROSSWORD NO. 387
The first correct solution of our crossword picked at random will win a copy of
The Oxford Companion to Music.a runner-up will win Who Knew? Answers to Questions about Classical Music (see oup.co.uk). Send answers to: BBC Music Magazine, Crossword 387/July 2023, PO Box 501, Leicester, LE94 0AA to arrive by 11 July 2023 (solution in Oct 2023 issue).
ACROSS
9 Old theatre group backing a stage work with music (5) 10 German dance: male led dancing involving one (9)
11 Here’s me, working with diary, to find roughly when the
Proms occur? (3-4)
12 The writer brings in American composer for Dietrich? (7)
13 Equal disruption amongst scoundrels in hired audience (9) 14 Musical notes left in seat (3-2) 15 Porter standard, live, the big genuine broadcast (5,3,7)
18 French composer’s opening missed by Austrian tenor (5)
20 Pen item for Ko-ok, I see, following particular manner (9) 22 Only able to pluck guitar?
Here’s the remedy (7)
24 Pathetic sort overlooking piano style in entertainment venue (5-2) 25 German conductor finally back and German singer about to return (9)
26 German singer left African country, heading away (5)
DOWN
1 Very large soprano embraced by funny performer (6)
2 Enjoy rock concert, perhaps, with foremost name in bag (8) 3 Publication that’s absorbing pianist’s assistant (4-6)
4 German opera venue? But hear ultimate from Italy, possibly (8) 5 Sets down piano pieces (6)
6 Singer Ebrahim starts in opera, making awesome reputation (4) 7 Conductor is dancer-like, to some extent (6)
8 See about study including new song to a lover (8)
14 Spanish dance in unusual guise overturned all I had (10)
15 50s dropouts play drums and hide when upset (8)
16 Ballet heroine ready to dance in ballet after exercises initially (8) 17 Mean to bring in that fellow when the coda appears? (2,3,3)
19 Street performer in vehicle adjoining side of road?
Not entirely (6)
20 Mezzo-piano in start of sonata before? It’s always in the score (6) 21 French dance featuring Tintin? (6) 23 Performs pop music in bar, being on the rise (4)
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