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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 RWRWEOONOYESF L B U A LUDDET PUC A E EEEDDUBYLRWRWE L B U A PUC L I BTP A E VNPNHAPUBNUPTMEEEDDUBYL L I BTP IWOERPHAEDRAEPVNPNHAPUBNUPTM RIWOERPHAEDRAEP I AOTHAVRED I I A WNLGRENUTEUYNUR I AOTHAVRED I I A EGBWNLGRENUTEUYNU I L I REHQWBOL EGB I L I REHQWBOL LRDUHOPGEU I UFB LRDUHOPGEU I UFB RAETDHERR I NDNU RAETDHERR I NDNU UVALBERIRIRIIN UVALBERIRIRIIN CEHRWAAM I UMGSY CEHRWAAM I UMGSY DRPOWERENWCEDA DRPOWERENWCEDA WANA I ROLGONPSN WANA I ROLGONPSN SINFONIETTASINFONIETTA PAULPAUL BUNYAN BUNYAN PETERPETER GRIMES GRIMES ALBERTALBERT HERRING HERRING BILLYBILLY BUDD BUDD GLORIANAGLORIANA NOYE’SNOYE’S FLUDDE FLUDDE WARWAR REQUIEM REQUIEM CURLEWCURLEW RIVER RIVER OWENOWEN WINGRAVE WINGRAVE DEATHDEATH IN IN VENICE VENICE PHAEDRAPHAEDRA 2 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 RWRWEOONOYESF L B U A LUDDET PUC A E EEEDDUBYLRWRWE L B U A PUC L I BTP A E VNPNHAPUBNUPTMEEEDDUBYL L I BTP IWOERPHAEDRAEPVNPNHAPUBNUPTM RIWOERPHAEDRAEP I AOTHAVRED I I A WNLGRENUTEUYNUR I AOTHAVRED I I A EGBWNLGRENUTEUYNU I L I REHQWBOL EGB I L I REHQWBOL LRDUHOPGEU I UFB LRDUHOPGEU I UFB RAETDHERR I NDNU RAETDHERR I NDNU UVALBERIRIRIIN UVALBERIRIRIIN CEHRWAAM I UMGSY CEHRWAAM I UMGSY DRPOWERENWCEDA DRPOWERENWCEDA WANA I ROLGONPSN WANA I ROLGONPSN SINFONIETTASINFONIETTA PAULPAUL BUNYAN BUNYAN PETERPETER GRIMES GRIMES ALBERTALBERT HERRING HERRING BILLYBILLY BUDD BUDD GLORIANAGLORIANA NOYE’SNOYE’S FLUDDE FLUDDE WARWAR REQUIEM REQUIEM CURLEWCURLEW RIVER RIVER OWENOWEN WINGRAVE WINGRAVE DEATHDEATH IN IN VENICE VENICE PHAEDRAPHAEDRA 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 thethe coronationcoronation ofof QueenQueen ElizabethElizabeth IIII 4 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 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 thethe 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 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: 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.
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