Puzzles Music – Created by Christopher Hussey

Puzzles Music – created by Christopher Hussey

1 The music of Benjamin Britten Puzzle No.1

WordsearchThe music ofMusic Benjamin Britten Puzzle No.1

NamesNames of some of some of Britten’s of Britten’s musical musical compositions compostions are are listed listed below below in in bold. bold. They They are are hidden hidden in in the the grid, grid, where theywhere are written they are horizontally, written horizontally, vertically verticallyand diagonally, and diagonally, forwards forwards and backwards. and backwards. ToNames solve of this some puzzle, of Britten’s find allmusical the hidden compositions names areand listedring them. below in bold. They are hidden in the grid, where To solve this puzzle, ﬁ nd all the hidden names and ring them. they are written horizontally, vertically and diagonally, forwards and backwards.

To solve thisOONOYESF puzzle, ﬁ nd all the hidden names and ring them. LUDDET

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SINFONIETTASINFONIETTA PAUL PAUL BUNYAN BUNYAN PETER PETER GRIMES GRIMES

ALBERTALBERT HERRING HERRING BILLY BILLY BUDD BUDD GLORIANA GLORIANA

NOYE’SNOYE’S FLUDDE FLUDDE WAR WAR REQUIEM REQUIEM CURLEW CURLEW RIVER RIVER

OWENOWEN WINGRAVE WINGRAVE DEATH DEATH IN IN VENICE VENICE PHAEDRA PHAEDRA

2 The music of Benjamin Britten Puzzle No.1

WordsearchThe music ofMusic Benjamin Britten Puzzle No.1

To solve thisOONOYESF puzzle, ﬁ nd all the hidden names and ring them. LUDDET

SINFONIETTASINFONIETTA PAUL PAUL BUNYAN BUNYAN PETER PETER GRIMES GRIMES

ALBERTALBERT HERRING HERRING BILLY BILLY BUDD BUDD GLORIANA GLORIANA

NOYE’SNOYE’S FLUDDE FLUDDE WAR WAR REQUIEM REQUIEM CURLEW CURLEW RIVER RIVER

OWENOWEN WINGRAVE WINGRAVE DEATH DEATH IN IN VENICE VENICE PHAEDRA PHAEDRA

3 The music of Benjamin Britten Puzzle No.2 Crossword mystery Music

SolveSolve the clues toto completecomplete this this crossword. crossword. When you have finished, write the letters from each yellow box containing a symbol into the blue circle with the same musical symbol in it to find the mystery word. When you have ﬁ nished, write the letters from each yellow box containing a symbol into the blue circle with the same musical symbol in it to ﬁ nd the mystery word.

Across: 1 2 3 HN  2. Albert ______(comic opera about village life) (7) E  4 5 6 7. Death In ______V (opera set in Italy) (6) 7 8 NC W 8. _ _ _ Requiem  C (written for rebuilt cathedral) (3)  10. Ben’s fi rst adult piece (11) 9  Y 11. Paul ______(jazz-infl uenced operetta) (6) R 10 FT Down: M 1. Opera about a fi sherman, inspired by Crabbe’s poem The Borough (5, 6) � 11  3. Curlew _ _ _ _ _ SU N (mini-opera about fi ctional waterway) (5)

4. _ _ _ _ _ Budd (seafaring opera) (5)

5. _ _ _ _ Wingrave (opera for T.V.) (4)

6. The Young Person’s Guide To The ______(9) Mystery word 9. ______Afternoons   (12 songs for children) (6)     �  Clue:Clue: Written Written to to celebrate celebrate the the coronationcoronation ofof QueenQueen ElizabethElizabeth IIII

4 The music of Benjamin Britten Puzzle No.2 Crossword mystery Music

Across: 1 2 3 P H ERR I N G 2. Albert ______E I (comic opera about village life) (7) 4 5 6 7. Death In ______TBV OO (opera set in Italy) (6) 7 8 VE N I C E W AR 8. _ _ _ Requiem RLREC (written for rebuilt cathedral) (3) L NH 10. Ben’s fi rst adult piece (11) 9 G Y FE11. Paul ______(jazz-infl uenced operetta) (6) R R S 10 SIN F ON I ET T A Down: M DR1. Opera about a fi sherman, inspired by Crabbe’s poem The Borough (5, 6) E AA 11 3. Curlew _ _ _ _ _ S B U NYAN (mini-opera about fi ctional waterway) (5)

4. _ _ _ _ _ Budd (seafaring opera) (5)

5. _ _ _ _ Wingrave (opera for T.V.) (4)

6. The Young Person’s Guide To The ______(9) Mystery word 9. ______Afternoons G L O R I A N A (12 songs for children) (6)

Clue:Clue: Written Written to to celebrate celebrate the the coronationcoronation ofof QueenQueen ElizabethElizabeth IIII

5 The music of Benjamin Britten Puzzle No.3 Codebreaker Music

The words in bold fit into the grid, where each letter is represented by a different number between 1 and The22. wordsLook for in similarbold ﬁ t intopatterns the grid, in the where words each and letter thr grid is represented numbers to by break a different the code number and work between out which 1 and 22. letter is represented by each number. Each time you work one out, write the letter in the appropriate KEY Lookbox, enterfor similar it in thepatterns grid in in everythe words square and that the thegrid number numbers appears, to break and the cross code it and off workthe list out of which letters letter you is representedneed to find. by each number. Each time you work one out, write the letter in the appropriate KEY box, enter it in the grid in every square that the number appears, and cross it off the list of letters you need to ﬁ nd.

4 4 letter words:

15 Billy BUDD A 20 OWEN Wingrave

10 6 20 20 18 11 13 17 PAUL Bunyan I 20 7 2

6 letter words: 11 18 13 10 12 14

A Ceremony of CAROLS I 4 22 15

CURLEW River A 21 2 1 8 8 6 6

Death in VENICE 20 14 8 FRIDAY Afternoons

7 15 1 2 19 20 A Midsummer NIGHT’S Dream A 15 6 6 15 Noye’s FLUDDE A A 13 17 5 6 11 Peter GRIMES

17 18 7 letter words: I 8 4 9 Albert HERRING

PHAEDRA 15 20 6 3 1 18 6 22

A I The Prince of the PAGODAS 14 8

War REQUIEM 21 20 18 8 15 16

I A Key A/ B C D E F G H /I L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y 1234567891011 12 13 14 15AI 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

6 The music of Benjamin Britten Puzzle No.3 Codebreaker Music

4 4 letter words: C

15 Billy BUDD A 20 Wingrave OWEN R PAUL Bunyan 10 6 20 20 18 11 13 17 HERR NG O I 20 7 2 RPL 6 letter words: 11 18 13 10 12 14 N GHTS A Ceremony of CAROLS I 4 22 15 CM CURLEW River A 21 2 1 8 8 6 6

Death in VENICE F LUDDE E 20 14 8 FRIDAY Afternoons R SD

7 15 1 2 19 20 A Midsummer NIGHT’S Dream P UL V R A 15 6 6 15 Noye’s FLUDDE EE A A 13 17 5 6 11 Peter GRIMES G OWE N 7 letter words: 17 18 O I Albert HERRING 8 4 9 D CB PHAEDRA 15 20 6 3 1 18 6 22 REQU EM A I The Prince of the PAGODAS 14 8 SD War REQUIEM 21 20 18 8 15 16 FR D Y I A Key A/ B C D E F G H /I L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y 1234567891011 U L Q C WE P D B H N 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 T G SA Y O I V R F M

7 The music of Benjamin Britten Puzzle No.4

KeywordFill in the blank boxes Music in the puzzle below. Each of the answers is the title of a piece of Britten’s music. The ﬁ rst letter of each missing word has been given to you.

The column of yellow boxes (with circles) spells out a mystery word. Solve this ‘keyword’ as soon as you can, Fill in the blank boxes in the puzzle below. All of the clues are linked to Britten and his life. The first as it will reveal some more missing letters. letter of each missing word has been given to you. The column of yellow boxes (with circles) spells out a two-word mystery name. Solve this ‘keyword as soon as you can, as it will reveal some more missing Keyword clue: Ben’s first adult piece, written while studying in London and dedicated to his letters. teacher, Frank Bridge.

keyword

’ Noah opera: N S Fludde

Seafaring opera: B Budd

T.V. opera: O Wingrave

12 songs for singing practice: F Afternoons

Coronation opera: G

Educational work: The Y Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

For cathedral: War R

Village life opera: Albert H

Opera ﬁ rst performed in Venice: The T of the Screw

Fisherman opera: P Grimes

Jazz-inﬂ uenced operetta: P Bunyan

Keyword SF______T _ _ Clue: Ben’s first adult piece, written while studying in London and dedicated to his teacher, Frank Bridge

8 The music of Benjamin Britten Puzzle No.4

KeywordFill in the blank boxes Music in the puzzle below. Each of the answers is the title of a piece of Britten’s music. The ﬁ rst letter of each missing word has been given to you.

keyword

’ Noah opera: N O Y E S Fludde

Seafaring opera: B I L L Y Budd

T.V. opera: O W E N Wingrave

12 songs for singing practice: F R I D A Y Afternoons

Coronation opera: G L O R I A N A

Educational work: The Y O U N G Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

For cathedral: War R E Q U I E M

Village life opera: Albert H E R R I N G

Opera ﬁ rst performed in Venice: The T U R N of the Screw

Fisherman opera: P E T E R Grimes

Jazz-inﬂ uenced operetta: P A U L Bunyan

Keyword SF_ _I _N _ _O _N _ I _E _ T _ T _ A Clue: Ben’s first adult piece, written while studying in London and dedicated to his teacher, Frank Bridge

9 The music of Benjamin Britten Puzzle No.5 Odd-one-out Music

Ring the odd-one-out in each rectangle. Then, write the first letter of each odd-one-out into one of the circleRing the in odd-one-outthe anagram inring. each Finally, rectangle. rearrange Then, writethe letters the ﬁ rstto letterfind ofthe each mystery odd-one-out word, writing into one the of solution the circles in thein the Mystery anagram Word ring. circles. Finally, rearrange the letters to ﬁ nd the mystery word, writing the solution in the Mystery Word circles. Britten’s seafaring opera Albert Herring Ben’s operas Mary Potter

E. M. Forster Rigoletto Owen Wingrave Royal Opera House The Turn of the Screw Billy Budd

Music with singers

Ben’s pieces for children The Young Person’s Sinfonia da RequiemPhaedra Guide to the Orchestra Friday Afternoons Noye’s Fludde Gloriana

His piece ‘Paul Bunyan’ Ben’s work ‘War Requiem’ W. H. Auden Italy Coventry jazz World War II operetta Grammy Awards E. M. Forster

Mystery word

anagram ring

Clue:Clue: Surname of of the the fishermanfisherman whowho waswas the the subject subject of ofBen’s Ben’s opera, opera, Peter Peter ______

10 The music of Benjamin Britten Puzzle No.5 Odd-one-out Music

E. M. Forster Rigoletto Owen Wingrave Royal Opera House The Turn of the Screw Billy Budd

Music with singers

Ben’s pieces for children The Young Person’s Sinfonia da RequiemPhaedra Guide to the Orchestra Friday Afternoons Noye’s Fludde Gloriana

His piece ‘Paul Bunyan’ Ben’s work ‘War Requiem’ W. H. Auden Italy Coventry jazz World War II operetta Grammy Awards E. M. Forster

R E Mystery word M anagram ring G R I M E S I S Clue:Clue: Surname of of the the fishermanfisherman whowho waswas the G the subject subject of ofBen’s Ben’s opera, opera, Peter Peter ______