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5. Well known and much-loved Bristol-based saxophonist, composer and arranger
6. A group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions
9. A public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate
10. ___ music was often ostensibly inspired by (or else sought to evoke) non-musical stimuli, such as nature, literature, poetry, super-natural elements or the fine arts. It included features such as increased chromaticism and moved away from traditional forms
12. Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation
14. John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer. A male given name, form of Raymond or Ray
15. To slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty

1. A male given name, form of Samuel
2. To kill or slaughter inhumanly or barbarously
3. American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons
4. French composer and pianist. In 1913, she was awarded the Légion d'Honneur, a first for a female composer
5. Type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass
7. A portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts
8. A live performance, as on a stage
11. Anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown
13. Music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality