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BBC Music Magazine Christmas 2014

ACROSS

1              26d’s was 12: harps do dancing, ending in disarray (8)

5              Composer supports entertaining the Queen (6)

9              Ballerina is more than half lovely (7)

10           I had time to follow school head of music to see German composer (7)

11           5’s was 12: contralto enthralled by Nielsen, perhaps (5)

12           Bartok, say, suspended note after operatic song (9)

13           Do, re, me, fa, so or la? (4)

14           Contralto has to carry line, fools (6)

16           Singer Criswell in King and I, opening in March (3)

19           Novel music incorporating wood (3)

21           Strive to play proposed theme of Gershwin 1a (6)

22           Musical work, some Delius upon retiring (4)

24           French 11, remote and accompanied by a Spanish cry (9)

26           US tenor finding shelter by church (5)

27           Approves backing hero in song sung by those 5 and 26d (7)

28           Fool participating in ululation sung by those 5 and 26d  (7)

29           Excellent fruit returned by Otello character (6)

30           Second lead in Tosca gives voice: has trouble starting (8)

DOWN

1              Wild Canadian, ignoring one American, brought in about weather ritual (4,5)

2              Not supporting a win over soprano and tenor (7)

3              Unhappy about conductor’s debut, identifying what conductor uses (5)

4              I had live broadcast involving introduction from German impresario (9)

6              Contributor to theatre hears everyone prepare for concert (8)

7              I think vaguely about a Dutch maestro (7)

8              Vaughan Williams ballet character represented Santa (5)

10           Native ballad left incomplete (3)

15           Group seeming to be very inclined to get 5 and 26d! (3,3,3)

17           Composer, homeless, wandering around college (9)

18           Flying bird is in something sung by those 5 and 26d (8)

20           Radio expert to spoil broadcast of icon (7)

23           Unusual restricting recording after piano’s set up (7)

24           Choreographer picked up some suppleness often (5)

25           Admit one weak note for starters (3)

26           Composer’s last character in roster (5)

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