Composer Crossword
Across
- 3. French modernist tied to the rebellious “Hooligans” music circle.
- 4. English Baroque composer who wrote music as a child prodigy.
- 5. Pianist-businessman known as the “Father of the Pianoforte.”
- 7. Composer who transformed harmony and wrote Clair de Lune.
- 9. Composer of over 600 songs, many unpublished in his lifetime.
- 11. Composer of Tales of Hoffmann who moved to Paris at 14.
- 12. Composer who was once jailed for skipping work to hear an organist.
- 14. Opera legend who retired at 37 after writing 39 operas.
Down
- 1. Composer who pushed opera forward with Der Freischütz.
- 2. Italian-born composer who later reinvented himself in France.
- 6. Prodigy who started composing at age five.
- 8. Composer who entered an asylum after jumping off a bridge.
- 9. Prodigy reading and writing music before age three.
- 10. Pianist who asked that none of his unpublished works be released.
- 13. Baroque priest with asthma who taught music at an orphanage.