| SPOHR | Ludwig -, 1784-1859, German composer, violinist and conductor (5) |
| GEORGESENESCO | French name for the Romanian composer, violinist and conductor featured on the Romanian five lei note |
| ANDRE | Dutch violinist and conductor, _ Rieu (5) |
| STYAL | A cotton mill established at this Cheshire village in 1784 is now a National Trust property, Quarry Bank (5) |
| DUANE | First mayor of N.Y.C., 1784-89 |
| SERRA | Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784). |
| BOONE | "Discovery . . . of Kentucke" subject (1784) |
| YEHUDIMENUHIN | Classical violinist and conductor who also worked with Ravi Shankar and jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli |
| BUSCH | Adolf ___, Germany-born violinist and composer whose son-in-law was the pianist Rudolf Serkin (5) |
| NIGEL | English violinist and violist who supports "26/31" (5,7) |
| ANDRERIEU | Dutch violinist and conductor noted for his January 1 concerts with the Johann Strauss Orchestra (5,4) |
| YSAYE | Violinist and composer Eugene ___ |
| MENUHIN | Yehudi, U.S.-born violinist and conductor who died in 1999 (7) |
| RIEU | Andre, Dutch violinist and conductor noted for creating the Johann Strauss Orchestra (4) |
| BELL | Joshua, U.S. violinist and conductor born in 1967 (4) |
| MARRINER | Neville, British violinist and conductor who founded the Academy of St Martin in the Fields (8) |
| ITZHAKPERLMAN | Violinist and conductor who uses a motorized scooter because of a bout with polio: 2 wds. |
| EFREM | Son of a virtuoso violinist and an opera singer, this actor created the role of Stu Bailey on TV's 7 |
| ENESCU | George ___, Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher whose works include the opera Oedipe |
| ENESCO | Composer/violinist who taught Menuhin |
