composers

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Across
  1. 3. *Hippolyte et Aricie* and pioneering modern tonal music theory
  2. 5. Ballets *The Nutcracker*, *Swan Lake*, and the *1812 Overture*
  3. 6. *Carnaval* and his influential music criticism in the Romantic era
  4. 8. *The Well-Tempered Clavier* and mastering Baroque counterpoint
  5. 10. *Symphonie fantastique* and pioneering modern orchestration
  6. 12. *Peter and the Wolf* and the ballet *Romeo and Juliet*
  7. 15. Beloved operas *La Bohème*, *Tosca*, and *Madama Butterfly*
  8. 16. *Carmina Burana* (featuring "O Fortuna")
  9. 20. The operas *Manon* and *Werther*, and "Méditation" from *Thaïs*
  10. 22. *Adagio for Strings*
  11. 25. Long, expressive bel canto melodies in *Norma*
  12. 27. *L'Orfeo*, one of the earliest grand operas still performed today
  13. 29. *The Four Seasons* violin concertos
  14. 30. Symphony in D minor and his *Violin Sonata in A major*
  15. 31. *Finlandia* and his epic seven symphonies
  16. 33. *Appalachian Spring*, *Rodeo*, and shaping the American orchestral sound
  17. 35. *The Barber of Seville* and his famous overtures
  18. 37. Adagio in G Minor (attributed) and his Baroque oboe concertos
  19. 38. Minimalist phasing compositions like *Music for 18 Musicians* and *Different Trains*
  20. 41. *Rhapsody in Blue* and *Porgy and Bess*
  21. 42. Canon in D
  22. 45. *Sinfonietta* and his operas based on Czech speech rhythms
  23. 46. *Má vlast* (My Country), specifically "Vltava" (The Moldau)
  24. 48. *A Midsummer Night's Dream* overture and *Violin Concerto in E minor*
  25. 51. His 555 virtuosic single-movement keyboard sonatas
  26. 54. Minimalist masterworks like *Glassworks* and the opera *Einstein on the Beach*
  27. 55. Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" and *Slavonic Dances*
  28. 56. *Peer Gynt* (including "In the Hall of the Mountain King") and his Piano Concerto in A minor
  29. 57. *A German Requiem* and his Hungarian Dances
  30. 60. The *Háry János* Suite and developing the Kodály method of music education
  31. 61. Impressionist piano masterpiece *Clair de Lune* and *Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune*
Down
  1. 1. Baroque organ compositions that profoundly influenced J. S. Bach
  2. 2. Symphony No. 9, Symphony No. 5, and bridging the Classical and Romantic eras
  3. 4. Piano Concerto No. 2 and *Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini*
  4. 7. *Gymnopédies* and his eccentric, minimalist style
  5. 9. Operatic masterpieces including *Aida*, *Rigoletto*, and *La Traviata*
  6. 11. Bel canto opera masterpieces *Lucia di Lammermoor* and *L'elisir d'amore*
  7. 13. *The Magic Flute*, *Requiem*, and his child prodigy genius
  8. 14. Establishing the concerto grosso form and Baroque violin technique
  9. 17. *Concerto for Orchestra* and pioneering ethnomusicology
  10. 18. Being the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet"
  11. 19. Polyphonic Renaissance sacred music and the *Missa Papae Marcelli*
  12. 21. Grand, monumental symphonies and sacred choral music
  13. 23. *Pomp and Circumstance Marches* and the *Enigma Variations*
  14. 24. *Requiem* in D minor and *Pavane*
  15. 25. Music for *West Side Story* and conducting the New York Philharmonic
  16. 26. Virtuosic piano showpieces, Hungarian Rhapsodies, and inventing the symphonic poem
  17. 28. *Winterreise* and his mastery of German Lieder (art songs)
  18. 32. The opera *Carmen*
  19. 33. Piano masterpieces including Nocturnes, Ballades, and Polonaises
  20. 34. *Inextinguishable* Symphony (No. 4) and shaping Danish classical music
  21. 36. *The Carnival of the Animals* and Symphony No. 3 "Organ"
  22. 39. *Polovtsian Dances* from *Prince Igor*
  23. 40. Symphony No. 5 and his dramatic chamber works under Soviet rule
  24. 43. The orchestral suite *The Planets*
  25. 44. Court ballet music for King Louis XIV and developing the French overture
  26. 46. *Pictures at an Exhibition* and *Night on Bald Mountain*
  27. 47. Post-minimalist orchestral works like *Short Ride in a Fast Machine* and the opera *Nixon in China*
  28. 49. *Messiah* and *Water Music*
  29. 50. Groundbreaking 20th-century ballet *The Rite of Spring*
  30. 52. *4′33″* and his pioneering work in indeterminate music and prepared piano
  31. 53. Opera reforms with *Orfeo ed Euridice* simplifying dramatic storytelling
  32. 58. *Scheherazade* and his mastery of orchestral color
  33. 59. *Boléro* and his brilliant orchestration of Mussorgsky's *Pictures at an Exhibition*