Across
- 5. The menacing theme associated with Darth Vader
- 7. Altered repetition of theme
- 8. Singing between speech and song
- 10. Composer of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon score
- 11. Embracing nineteenth century orchestral sound
- 13. Repeated musical pattern
- 14. Minimalist composer of Electric Counterpoint
- 17. Composer who created microtonal instruments
- 18. Contemporary composer of Caballito negro
- 20. Composer of Imperial March from Star Wars
- 22. Piano with objects between strings
- 23. Aria from Doctor Atomic about conscience
- 24. Opera by John Adams about atomic bomb
- 26. Unconventional musical exploration
- 27. Syncretic work by Tania Leon for dance
- 30. Music using gradual change
- 31. Main musical idea
- 32. Recording excerpt used
- 33. Afro Cuban dance in West Side Story
- 34. Recurring musical theme for character
- 36. Small melodic idea
- 39. Movement from Inura by Tania Leon
- 43. Higdon work commemorating Curtis Institute
- 44. Romantic duet from West Side Story
- 45. Country blues fusion
- 47. Five note scale
Down
- 1. Indonesian ensemble inspiring composers
- 2. Reich work for solo guitarist
- 3. Interval smaller than half step
- 4. Minimalism with religious devotion
- 6. Symphony No 4 by Philip Glass based on Bowie
- 9. Chinese two string violin
- 12. Based on church modes
- 15. Crumb madrigal in Spanish
- 16. Blended style combining cultures
- 19. Composer of A Hymn to the Mother of God
- 21. Musical by Bernstein and Sondheim
- 25. Musical style using repetition
- 28. Movement from Doctor Atomic with Krishna
- 29. Innovator of tone clusters and piano plucking
- 35. Music using tape loops
- 37. Movement from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
- 38. Cage prepared piano work
- 40. Emerging music of 1950s
- 41. Music leaving decisions to chance
- 42. Composer of Doctor Atomic opera
- 46. Experimental composer who invented prepared piano