Classical Music Crossword!

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  1. 4. Copland's 'Lincoln Portrait' features spoken words from this U.S. president
  2. 5. Rodrigo's 'Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios' are a set of four madrigals based on the poetry of this Spanish poet
  3. 7. Coleridge-Taylor was a close friend of this American composer, who wrote a piece in memory of him after his untimely death
  4. 8. Coleridge-Taylor's 'Song of Hiawatha' was premiered at this music festival in 1899
  5. 11. This Ives song cycle is named after a town in Massachusetts and includes movements based on works by Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne
  6. 14. Copland's 'Music for the Theatre' is a suite of pieces inspired by this type of entertainment
  7. 16. Ives' father's profession, which influenced his musical upbringing
  8. 17. At the age of 15, Coleridge-Taylor was admitted to the Royal College of Music on a scholarship for his skills on this instrument
  9. 21. His 'Three Places in New England' was inspired by this state's landscapes
  10. 23. This famous Spanish cellist premiered Rodrigo's 'Concierto en modo galante' in 1958
  11. 25. This city, where Smetana lived and worked, is now the capital of the Czech Republic
  12. 27. Smetana's 'String Quartet No. 1' is named after this Czech mountain range
  13. 28. This Copland ballet, set in a Pennsylvania farming community, features the 'Hoe-Down' and 'Simple Gifts'
  14. 30. This Copland work, commissioned for the opening of the Tanglewood Music Festival, is a tribute to the Berkshire Hills
  15. 31. A form of music Ives explored in his compositions
  16. 33. Coleridge-Taylor's 'African Suite' was inspired by his visit to this continent, which he called 'the land of my fathers'
  17. 34. American composer known for incorporating folk tunes into his music
  18. 37. This hearing condition, which Smetana suffered from, gradually worsened and eventually led to his deafness
  19. 38. In 'The Song of Hiawatha', the character of Mudjekeewis is represented by this low-pitched brass instrument
  20. 39. Coleridge-Taylor's use of African-American folk music in 'The Song of Hiawatha' helped to popularize this musical style in England
  21. 40. Rodrigo's most famous work, 'Concierto de Aranjuez', is named after a palace located in this Spanish city
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  1. 1. Smetana's opera 'The Bartered Bride' is set in this country
  2. 2. This Rodrigo concerto for guitar and orchestra includes the popular 'Adagio' movement
  3. 3. The third movement of 'The Song of Hiawatha' is titled 'The Death of Minnehaha', which features this mournful vocal solo
  4. 6. Rodrigo's 'Concierto Serenata' is a concerto for this instrument, similar to the guitar
  5. 9. Smetana's 'Czech Dances' are a set of pieces inspired by this type of folk music
  6. 10. The opening movement of 'The Song of Hiawatha' is titled 'The Peace-Pipe', which features this woodwind instrument
  7. 12. This French composer, known for his 'Boléro', encouraged Rodrigo to write for the guitar
  8. 13. This Ives song features the sounds of a marching band and a calliope
  9. 15. Samuel Coleridge-Taylors most famous composition, 'Hiawatha's Wedding Feast', is based on the poem 'The Song of Hiawatha' by this American poet
  10. 16. This disability, which inspired many of Joaquin Rodrigos compositions
  11. 18. Ives studied composition under this influential teacher and composer
  12. 19. Ives' profession for most of his life, which he pursued alongside his musical career
  13. 20. This river, which runs through the Czech Republic, is a recurring theme in Smetana's music
  14. 22. Coleridge-Taylor was a professor of music at this institution in Croydon, London, where he taught until his death at the age of 37
  15. 24. Ives' song 'The Housatonic at Stockbridge' is inspired by a river in this state
  16. 26. Coleridge-Taylor's 'The Song of Hiawatha' is considered a prime example of this late-19th-century movement in classical music
  17. 29. Rodrigo's 'Concierto serenata' is a work for this instrument and orchestra
  18. 32. Ives' alma mater, where he studied composition
  19. 35. Copland's 'El Salón México' is based on this style of Mexican folk music
  20. 36. He was one of the first Black musicians to gain widespread popularity in this country