| EISLER | Hanns, German composer who died in 1962 (6) |
| HANDEL | George, German composer who died in 1759 (6) |
| MAX | Mr. Reger, German composer who died in 1916 noted for his organ works (3) |
| KPVACS | Ernie, American actor married to singer Edie Adams who died in 1962 (6) |
| CHOPIN | Frederic, Polish composer who died in 1849 (6) |
| REDMAN | Don, American jazz saxophonist/ composer who died in 1964 (6) |
| HUMMEL | Johann, Austrian composer who died in 1837 (6) |
| MINGUS | Charles, jazz bassist and composer who died in 1979 (6) |
| CASALS | Pablo, Spanish cellist and composer who died in 1973 (6) |
| PORTER | Cole, U.S. composer who died in 1964 (6) |
| KIDORY | Jazz trombonist and composer who died in 1973 whose forename was Edward (3,3) |
| JOHANN | ____ Sebastian Bach, German composer who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos (6) |
| WAGNER | German composer who developed what he called music drama (6) |
| CUMMINGS | e.e., U.S. poet who died in 1962 (8) |
| FLAGSTAD | Kirsten, Norwegian dramatic soprano who died in 1962 (8) |
| DYER | Anson ___, Brighton-born animator of the films Oh'phelia and Othello who died in 1962 (4) |
| YVESKLEIN | French artist noted for his blue paintings who died in 1962 (4,5) |
| BACH | Composer who died in Leipzig in 1750 |
| LISZT | Hungarian composer who died in Bayreuth, Germany in 1886 (5) |
| GRAINGER | Percy ___, Australian pianist and composer who died in 1961 (8) |
