January 2003

Organists' Crossword 4

Only four correct entries to Crossword 3 were received (was it too difficult?), and these came from Stephen Bond, Adrian Somerfield, Aileen Godden, and one with neither name nor address. The lucky winner whose name came out of the mythical hat was Aileen Godden from Clontarf. Well Done to her, and we hope she enjoys the book about hymn-tune writers that has been sent. Thanks to Stainer & Bell for donating the prize.

Crossword 4 follows, and solutions to this should reach the Editor by the end of February. (Remember to include name and address!)

Clues across

5. Dickens’ Oliver is a 1960s dance! (5)
9. Best known for his Canon in D (9)
11. A period in history (3)
12. Russian folk dance in quick 2/4 time (5)
14. The last item (6)
15. A stringed-toned 16 foot stop (7)
16. Prefix denoting an octave lower (6)
18. Josef, nineteenth century German organist, pianist, conductor and composer of many organ works (11)
22. Venue at which a mechanical organ may often be heard (7)
24. Unit of sound intensity (7)
26. Giuseppe, Nineteenth century Italian organist but best known for his operas (5) 
28. Puzzling variations by Elgar (6)
31. Legendary women warriors of Asia or S. America (7)
33. Two-fold (4)
34. Purchaser (5)
35. Edwin, English organist, composer and transcriber of orchestral music for organ (6)
36. G in key C (3)
37. A small biblical city (2)
38. A large string player? (7)
39. Reverberation of organ manual 5 (4)
40. This hymn with last post is played for remembrance (7)

Clues down

1. A nineteenth stop (7)
2. A series of fugues and canons by Bach all on the same theme (3,3,2,5)
3. A smoking organ pipe? (4)
4. Pull out the stops! (8)
6. Irritating (7)
7. Italian time (5)
8. Venue for a large organ? (9)
10. See, behold! (2)
13. Slow stately dance dating from Shakespeare’s time (5)
17. The Queen of Sheba coming! (7)
19. Flight of a sweet insect? (3)
20. Orlando, English composer, virginalist and sometime organist of Westminster Abbey (7)
21. French composer — in the Underworld? (9)
23. The second note (2)
24. Fundamental stop (8)
25. A Welsh church (6)
27. Max, German composer, pianist, organist, conductor and teacher (5)
29. Dilly’s peaceful, pastoral works (6)
30. Alla this in march-like style (6)
32. Disciples or followers of a philosopher, artist, etc. (6)
35. Ancient fretted stringed instrument played by Galileo (4)
39. For example (1,1)

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