BBC Music Magazine September 2008

Across

1 Adorn triad ornamentally and with diminishing speed (10)

6 Second dance is the business (4)

10 Excellent musical work flourished in tense surroundings (3-6)

11 Dance, curious formal dance? Not half (5)

12 Scottish dance – secure amidst top note and heather (8,5)

14 He had to admit hosting old American dance (7)

15 Sinfonietta’s foremost players, adopting skill, become cleverer? (7)

17 Singer upset about oratorio’s first parts (7)

20 Shock of last members of chamber ensemble’s clothing (7)

22 Modern church instrument possibly upset angelic Rector (8,5)

25 Beat and energy in dance (5)

26 Trio’s endless poise represented with zest (9)

27 Some jingle one recalled – a Christmas tune? (4)

28 Using instruments, with rest choral, possibly (10)

Down

1 List revealing Italian composer (4)

2 Manipulating the soap in dancer’s footwear (3,4)

3 Glories I arranged? Nothing in churchy style (9)

4 African Sanctus’ second part mangled a long note (7)

5 Works on fiddle strings – used net, possibly (7)

7 Violent myth is enthralling new specialist song-writer (7)

8 Idea calmly offering resonance? (10)

9 Picked up some stuff from German composer (4)

13 Aznavour, say, not picking up dance (10)

16 Bits of music in unusual opera gigs (9)

18 Depression upset one German percussionist (7)

19 RCO is upset about heads of state sector making cut (7)

20 Stop a lot of nonsense about Corelli’s last two pieces (7)

21 Organised King’s suite mostly showing bitterness (7)

23 Child about right for sort of dance (4)

24 Popular music genre very much supported by University lecturer (4)