| PAGANINI | Composer of solo violin etudes |
| CHOPIN | Known as the poet of the piano, composer of ballades, etudes, nocturnes, preludes, scherzos and sonatas as well as two concertos (6) |
| GRADUS | Dictionary of Latin or Greek prosody; or, a book of etudes arranged in order of increasing difficulty (6) |
| YEHUDI | Menuhin who commissioned Bela Bartok's Sonata for Solo Violin |
| YEHUDIMENUHIN | For which virtuoso did Bartok write his Sonata for Solo Violin (1944) |
| STYLE | Pen openings of latest etudes showing way of writing (5) |
| LISZT | 'Paganini Etudes' composer |
| OCTET | Concoct etudes for a set of eight singers |
| TRIO | On the pattern of solo, duo etc, a word for a group of three singers or instrumentalists; or, a piece of music written for them to perform (4) |
| HAN | The Solo of "Solo: A Star Wars Story" |
| ALTO | Type of sax is key, by end of solo |
| ALKAN | Virtuoso French pianist and composer, most famous for his opus 35 12 Etudes in all the minor keys (5) |
| RIVIERE | Jacques ?, French writer and critic; author of 1912 collection Etudes |
| LOUDER | In the middle of slow etudes, Berg provided added volume (6) |
| UKELELE | Luke playing first of etudes on the French instrument (7) |
| SEPTET | Group of musicians set about practising their etudes, initially (6) |
| FIELDSTUDIES | Research projects allude to etudes by Irish composer and pianist |
| INC | Like some etudes |
| PIANO | Instrument for Chopin etudes |
| SOLI | Etudes, e.g. |
