| ARTMUSIC | Compositions of a classical tradition |
| ESSAYS | Compositions of a sort |
| TONEPOEMS | Compositions of a type originated by Liszt (4,5) |
| INDIA | Popular support elevated home of another classical tradition? (5) |
| JOSHI | Pandit Bhimsen ____, one of the greatest Indian vocalists in the Hindustani classical tradition |
| PLATBAND | A border of flowers or turf in a garden; a fillet or stria between the flutes of a classical column; or, a flat fascia on an architrave (8) |
| TORES | Convex moulding at the base of a classical column; geometric surface in the form of a ring doughnut or bagel; or, the shape of a tokamak (5) |
| ABACUS | A block or tablet on the capital of a classical architectural column; or, a frame with beads for counting units, tens, hundreds etc, that is the ancient ancestor of the modern calculator (6) |
| CORNICE | A crowning portion of a classical entablature; or, more generally, a projecting moulding along the top of an arch, building, wall or window (7) |
| RECIT | French word for the narrative in a book as opposed to its dialogue; or, a division of a classical French organ (5) |
| AZTEC | Member of a classical civilisation of Mexico (5) |
| RAGTIME | Scott Joplin was the first to write down compositions of what style of music? (7) |
| TRIOSONATAS | Major chamber music compositions of the Baroque era, often for two violins and a cello |
| MEDLEYS | Compositions of songs from various sources (7) |
| ODES | Compositions of exaltation |
| TOCCATA | Composition of a cat back in a cot (7) |
| PRONAOS | The inner area of the portico of a classical temple (7) |
| FRIEZE | Sculptured division between the architrave and the cornice of a classical entablature; or, a decorative band along an internal wall (6) |
| ASTYLAR | Architectural description of a classical building characterised by its lack of columns or pilasters (7) |
| ATHENIAN | Of a classical form of democracy with direct citizen participation (8) |
