Printable Classical Music Crosswords

Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of Classical Music, a genre rich with iconic composers, instruments, and forms. It offers elegant and challenging crossword material, from opus numbers to famous symphonies.

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Classical Music

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  1. 1. Musical instruction to play a stringed instrument with the bow.
  2. 3. A single tone of definite pitch made by a musical instrument or the human voice.
  3. 6. A woodwind instrument with a double-reed mouthpiece.
  4. 7. The written form of a musical composition.
  5. 9. Musical instruments played by striking or shaking them.
  6. 12. A long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically in an opera or oratorio.
  7. 13. A slow tempo, or a slow movement in music.

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  1. 2. A large organized group of singers.
  2. 4. A group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections.
  3. 5. A person who writes music, especially as a professional occupation.
  4. 8. A musical entertainment given by a single performer or by two or more performers.
  5. 10. A composition for an instrumental soloist, often with piano accompaniment, typically in several movements.
  6. 11. A stringed instrument of the violin family, larger than a viola.

Classical Music

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  1. 2. A woodwind instrument with a double reed, known for its distinctive sound
  2. 4. A stringed musical instrument, the highest-pitched of the violin family
  3. 5. A long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio
  4. 6. A large stringed instrument of the violin family, played between the legs
  5. 7. A woodwind instrument with a single reed, used in orchestras and bands
  6. 10. A group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections
  7. 11. A brass musical instrument with a flared bell and a bright tone

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  1. 1. A composition for an instrumental soloist, often with a piano accompaniment, typically in several movements
  2. 3. An artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures
  3. 6. A musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra
  4. 8. A musical tempo meaning slow and stately
  5. 9. A woodwind instrument with a high-pitched sound, played by blowing across a hole
  6. 10. A separate composition or set of compositions by a particular composer, usually numbered

Classical Music

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  1. 2. Smoothly, a gate rearranged with a zero
  2. 5. Woodwind that's an ill wind
  3. 6. Vocal piece, unable to consume
  4. 8. Detached sounds like a cat to
  5. 9. Master of the stick
  6. 10. A soap's beginning is a grand production
  7. 11. The brook that flows with fugues

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  1. 1. Wolfgang's creative output
  2. 3. Slowly, a dog is rearranged with a beginning of applause
  3. 4. Sacred drama, sounds like a gold speaker
  4. 6. Soloist's showcase, a concert for one
  5. 7. A low blow, but not a fish yet
  6. 8. Solo piece, a fast car for the lead

Classical Music

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  1. 3. A wavering commitment to a pitch
  2. 8. Music to sleep to?
  3. 9. It sounds like it shouldn't be sung
  4. 10. A piece of homework for a pianist
  5. 11. Smoothly tied together

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  1. 1. The words behind the wailing
  2. 2. The tail end of the tale
  3. 4. A feature presentation backed by an army
  4. 5. A low blow, but not the lowest
  5. 6. It holds things up under a bird's eye
  6. 7. She hits the roof

Classical Music

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  1. 1. Large string instrument played while seated
  2. 4. Stick with horsehair used to play string instruments
  3. 6. Woodwind instrument held sideways
  4. 8. String instrument slightly larger than a violin
  5. 9. A long and complex orchestral composition
  6. 11. A bright and happy sounding musical scale
  7. 13. A single musical sound or its written symbol
  8. 14. How high or low a musical sound is

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  1. 1. Musical symbol indicating the pitch of written notes
  2. 2. Woodwind instrument with a double reed
  3. 3. A piece of music performed by a single person
  4. 5. Large upright instrument with many strings plucked by fingers
  5. 7. The speed or pace of a musical piece
  6. 8. Small stringed instrument played with a bow under the chin
  7. 9. A sequence of musical notes in ascending or descending order
  8. 10. A musical composition for two performers
  9. 12. A period of silence in a piece of music

Classical Music

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  1. 2. Creator of a widely recognized lullaby
  2. 5. Woodwind held horizontally
  3. 6. Operatic solo that stops the show
  4. 7. Sheet music directive to play with volume
  5. 9. Concertmaster's primary instrument
  6. 11. Staged drama set entirely to music
  7. 13. Instruction demanding a very slow, broad pace
  8. 14. Written instruction to remain silent
  9. 15. Keyboard instrument named for its ability to play softly

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  1. 1. Symbol dictating the pitch of notes on a line
  2. 2. Composer whose final symphony features the 'Ode to Joy'
  3. 3. Angelic stringed instrument with pedals
  4. 4. The five lines where notes reside
  5. 8. Red Priest who composed 'The Four Seasons'
  6. 10. Voice part often given the romantic lead
  7. 11. Term used to chronologically catalog a composer's works
  8. 12. Horsehair accessory for a string player

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  1. 3. Where the drama is sung rather than spoken
  2. 4. Tonality typically associated with triumph or joy
  3. 6. Massive copper kettledrums at the rear of the stage
  4. 9. A musical conversation between a soloist and a full ensemble
  5. 10. Instrumental piece traditionally in three or four movements
  6. 13. Silver woodwind held horizontally
  7. 14. It contains all the parts, but makes no sound itself

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  1. 1. Stick heavily strung with horsehair
  2. 2. Heavenly strings plucked by an angel, perhaps
  3. 4. Key signature that might evoke a sense of melancholy
  4. 5. A recurring main theme alternating with contrasting episodes
  5. 7. Stately triple-time dance standard in classical suites
  6. 8. Austrian prodigy who composed The Magic Flute
  7. 9. Its player must sit with legs spread wide
  8. 11. The double-reed standard for orchestral tuning
  9. 12. Show-stopping vocal solo that brings the house down

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  1. 1. Composer of a famously soothing lullaby
  2. 5. Sheet music directive to play loudly
  3. 8. Deaf genius who wrote a famous ninth
  4. 11. Numbered creation in a catalog
  5. 12. Call for an extra performance
  6. 13. Sheet music directive to play slowly
  7. 14. Expressive melody sung by a single voice

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  1. 1. Baroque master of the fugue
  2. 2. Stately ballroom dance in triple time
  3. 3. Gradual increase in volume
  4. 4. Large string instrument held between the knees
  5. 6. Instrumental introduction to a dramatic work
  6. 7. Polish virtuoso known for his nocturnes
  7. 9. Double-reed that sounds an A to tune the ensemble
  8. 10. Dramatic work entirely sung to instrumental accompaniment
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