Classical Notes: April 5, 2006 Archive

Re:Word

Posted at 12:09 AM on April 5, 2006 by Valerie Kahler (9 Comments)
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Here are the answers to Saturday's crossword quiz:

29 ACROSS Air from Borodin's Polovstian Dance No. 2

Stranger in Paradise (1953 - Robert Wright & George Forrest) Did you know Borodin earned himself a posthumous Tony award for Kismet?

43 ACROSS Song from Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile

The Isle of May (1940 - André Kostelanetz and Mack David)The previous year, Kostelanetz and David had also plundered Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony to create "Moon Love." Soon after, bandleader Les Brown penned a tune called "Everybody's Making Money But Tchaikovsky."

63 ACROSS Tune from Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6

Now and Forever (1994? - Richard Marx)

82 ACROSS Pop song from Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu

I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (1918 - Joseph McCarthy and Harry Carroll)

99 ACROSS Air from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1

Tonight We Love (1941 - Freddy Martin, Bobby Worth and Ray Austin)

119 ACROSS Melody from Ravel's Pavane for a Dead Princess

The Lamp is Low (1939 - Peter DeRose and Bert Shefter)

137 ACROSS Borrowing from a Borodin Nocturne

And This is My Beloved (1953 - Robert Wright & George Forrest)

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