| MINORKEY | Setting for half of Chopin's 24 preludes |
| ADES | Second half of Chopin piano pieces used by English composer |
| TWENTYFOUR | Number of Chopin's preludes (6-4) |
| SATIE | Erik ___, French composer of True Flabby Preludes for a Dog (5) |
| ERIKSATIE | Composer of Limp Preludes for a Dog |
| POISONGLAND | Noxious contributor of one piece of music in place of Chopin(6,5) |
| FSHARPMAJOR | Setting of Chopin's "Barcarolle" |
| PHONICS | Composition of Chopin's evoked science of sound (7) |
| SYMPHONIC | Recalled my special arrangement of Chopin for orchestra (9) |
| POLYPHONIC | Co-ordinates playing of Chopin to hide look of instrument (10) |
| XYLOPHONIC | Co-ordinates playing of Chopin to hide look of instrument (10) |
| ETUDE | The study of Chopin, for instance |
| THEWELLTEMPEREDCLAVIER | Two-part collection of preludes and fugues for solo keyboard by Bach |
| LAPUERTADELVINO | Third piece in Book II of Debussy's Preludes, depicting the "wine gate" of Granada's Alhambra |
| CHOPIN | Known as the poet of the piano, composer of ballades, etudes, nocturnes, preludes, scherzos and sonatas as well as two concertos (6) |
| ERIK | French composer and pianist noted for his deliberately absurd titles, e.g. 1912's True Flabby Preludes (For a Dog) (4) |
| HONDA | Maker of Preludes and Concertos |
| PRECLUDE | Avoid interruption of the introductory music with a heady bit of Chopin (8) |
| PONCHIELLI | Italian composer's arrangement of Chopin - end of piece badly twisted (10) |
| CORNELWILDE | Oscar nominee for his portrayal of Chopin in A Song to Remember (6,5) |
