BBC Music Magazine August 2002

ACROSS

1 Song, new, about vulgar chap affecting the pastoral life (8)

5 Australia’s in the market for a composer (6)

10 A poet disordered this composer (9-6)

11 One sees musical work with movement of an abrupt nature (5)

12 Band in chart rose unexpectedly (9)

13 Living for pleasure from Sondheim, possibly (8)

15 Composer to live beside Spanish river (5)

17 Jazz music when interpreted in Indian forms (5)

19 Powered up amplifier? This air’s not good (8)

22 Even pace that’s about certain to be loved (9)

25 Musical group without a Web presence? (5)

26 Shaking a leg – Netherlands Opera? (6,3,6)

27 Article, newspaper article, not showing the way in part of music studies? (6)

28 Very active one working for recording company (8)

DOWN

1 Article on choir overlooking one reliable type? (6)

2 Ravel’s collaborator – firm character? Not entirely (7)

3 People staging opera tried most of score out (9)

4 Heading away from radio, bringing in universal sound reproduction (5)

6 Speak part of Fedora text (5)

7 Section of stalls targeted, using many famous names (3-4)

8 Study into low part brought up role in Carmen? (8)

9 Excitedly encore first appearance of marvellous Welsh debutant (8)

14 Performing well, almost completely relaxed (8)

15 Piece by Bach wrong in middle of series (9)

16 Note work with strings (or similar)? About time (8)

18 Percussionist’s great joy about revolutionary bar (7)

20 Composer represented in motet (7)

21 Shostakovich’s nemesis revealing blemish about opening of Leningrad (6)

23 Do some conducting, being visionary about Schubert’s finale (5)

24 Risky party – recording company’s ultimate in depravity? (5)