Music Through the Ages

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Across
  1. 2. Main musical theme or tune
  2. 4. Baroque composer known for intricate musical works
  3. 7. Composer of The Four Seasons
  4. 8. Group of singers performing together
  5. 14. Popular music genre characterized by electric instruments
  6. 18. String instrument often featured in classical music
  7. 19. Large group of musicians playing together
  8. 21. Combination of notes played together
  9. 22. Keyboard instrument with eighty-eight keys
  10. 23. Austrian composer and child prodigy of the Classical era
  11. 24. Popular string instrument used in many music genres
  12. 27. Composition featuring a soloist and orchestra
  13. 28. Traditional music passed through generations
  14. 29. Brass instrument known for its bright sound
Down
  1. 1. German composer who continued writing music despite hearing loss
  2. 3. Words of a song
  3. 5. Person who writes music
  4. 6. Composer of the famous Messiah oratorio
  5. 9. Large-scale orchestral composition
  6. 10. Music style originating in African American communities
  7. 11. Pattern of beats in music
  8. 12. Instrument played by striking a stretched membrane
  9. 13. Russian composer of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker
  10. 15. Person who directs an orchestra
  11. 16. Music genre known for improvisation and swing rhythms
  12. 17. Woodwind instrument played by blowing across an opening
  13. 19. Dramatic performance combining music and theater
  14. 20. Polish composer famous for piano compositions
  15. 25. Musical composition often written for a solo instrument
  16. 26. Large bowed string instrument