| GRAINGER | Percy ___, Australian pianist and composer who died in 1961 (8) |
| SHEARING | George ?, British jazz pianist and composer who died in 2011 (8) |
| COLTRANE | John ___, US jazz saxophonist and composer who died in 1967 (8) |
| SCHIFRIN | Lalo, Argentine-U.S. pianist and composer who wrote the scores for the Dirty Harry film series (8) |
| ALBINONI | Tomaso, Italian composer who died in 1750 (8) |
| GRANADOS | Enrique, Spanish composer who died in 1916 when the liner Sussex was torpedoed (8) |
| HOROWITZ | Chord discovered, ingenuity having fed Australian pianist () |
| EVANS | Gil ___, Toronto-born jazz pianist and composer who died in 1988 (5) |
| MONK | Thelonious ?, US jazz pianist and composer who died in 1982 (4) |
| JOHNCOLTRANE | US jazz saxophonist and composer who died in 1967 (4,8) |
| JUNG | Carl Gustav ___, Swiss psychologist who died in 1961 (4) |
| BEECHAM | Sir Thomas, conductor who died in 1961 (7) |
| FRY | Edward, known as Kid, trombonist and composer who died in 1973 (3) |
| KIDORY | Jazz trombonist and composer who died in 1973 whose forename was Edward (3,3) |
| MINGUS | Charles, jazz bassist and composer who died in 1979 (6) |
| CASALS | Pablo, Spanish cellist and composer who died in 1973 (6) |
| TORME | Mel, big band singer and composer who died in June 1999 (5) |
| CORELLI | Arcangelo, Italian violinist and composer who died in 1713 (7) |
| ORY | Edward, known as Kid, trombonist and composer who died in 1973 (3) |
| GRANDMAMOSES | The apposite nickname of an American folk artist who was born in 1860 and died in 1961 |
