Unscramble these words to find the names of 6 violinists. They’re all from the 20th/21st centuries, except for No 3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the answers button.
1. MIND EYE HUH I NU
2. GRAVE VENOM MIX
3. A COALING PINION (Clue: born in Genoa, 1872)
4. ENEMIES HAUNT PORT (3 words, was married to a famous conductor)
5. HAIR GOO SKIRT (B 1931; his father too was a violinist)
6. A SLAM HIGH
It’s Messiah season again and Handel’s mighty oratorio is ringing out all around Sydney. Take our Messiah challenge and see how much you know about it. There’s more interesting trivia in the answers below: Handel’s librettist for Messiah was barred from public office, political or ecclesiastical. Who was he and why was he treated thus?…
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Rearrange these scrambled words to find the names of 6 symphonies: (All names are the English versions) 1. SOLAR TAP 2. SORCERER UNIT 3. HIDES FUN IN 4. HER SHIN 5. RENAL DING 6. SLANG RHINO Scroll to the bottom of the page for answers.
Rearrange these groups of letters to form the names of six composers: (Scroll down for the ‘Answers’ button): 1. CARBISIN 2. JOOLVIG 3. SODARANG 4. BITER 5. DUELIS 6. RERESILK
Unscramble these words to find the names (in English) of 6 operas: 1. CASUAL JURIES (2 words) 2. HEAVEN INCITED (3 words) 3. AND TROUT 4. A LARK US 5. DOME ONE I 6. MERGE RIPEST ( 2 words) Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the Answers button.
