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Across 2. Mechanical bird in Stravinsky symphonic poem after Hans Christian Andersen 6. HK Gruber cabaret “pandemonium,” or novel by Mary Shelley 7. Composer whose solfege hand signals are employed in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” 8. Captain Nemo instrument of choice 10. Dmitri Tymoczko title, after 1966 miniaturization thriller, “Another _________ ______” (2 words) 12. “The Day the Earth Stood Still” composer 14. Morton Gould variations after R.L. Stevenson dual nature novella, “______ and ____” (2 words) 16. King of Swing inspiration for John Williams cantina band music 17. Composer of “Romantic Symphony,” played during end credits of “Alien” 18. Mason Bates work for orchestra and electronica, or “CE3K” Devil’s Tower visitor 20. Automaton creator in Delibes ballet after E.T.A. Hoffmann 21. Term for rapidly surging crescendo, characteristic of 18th c. Mannheim orchestra 22. Jewish harvest festival in work by James Lee III, “_______ Through Orion’s Nebula” 24. “Can-Can” composer of opera after Verne can-do novel, “From the Earth to the Moon” 25. Best-known work of Manuel Ponce, Spanish for “Little Star” 27. “Grand Canyon” composer who introduced theremin to outer space 28. “Amahl” composer of alien invasion opera, “Help, Help, the Globolinks!” 31. Visionary author who inspired epilogue of Vaughan Williams’ “A London Symphony” 32. Swedish solstice celebration that disrupts journey to Mars in Blomdahl opera “Aniara” 37. Godzilla composer 38. Novelist whose book inspired Poul Ruders’ opera “The Handmaid’s Tale” 41. Science fiction author who wrote text for Jerry Goldsmith’s “Christus Apollo” 43. Pym polar fantasy author, inspired Rautavaara’s “On the Last Frontier” 44. Avant-garde master whose works were cribbed for “2001” 45. “The Tales of Hoffmann” automaton 46. Holst bringer of war 47. Assumed name of Nautilus captain and title of opera by Nancy Van de Vate 48. Minimalist composer of opera featuring 2092 space explorers, Columbus, and Stephen Hawking 49. Orbiting retreat of Janáček landlord, Mr. Brouček

Down 1. Saint-Exupéry resident of Asteroid B 612, subject of opera by Rachel Portman (3 words) 3. Menken & Ashmore musical inspired by Corman man-eating plant (4 words) 4. “Star Trek” language employed in Eef van Breen opera ‘u’ 5. Daugherty percussion concerto, with soloist as alien playing mysterious instruments 9. Strauss tone poem employed in “2001,” “Also sprach ___________” 11. Fictional “Brave New World” instrument that kindles desire 13. Composer of “The Makropulos Affair,” about 300-year-old diva who doesn’t age 15. Spock instrument of choice, sometimes described as Vulcan lyre 19. Setting of allegorical concentration camp opera by Viktor Ullmann 23. Howard Shore buzz-generating Cronenberg film score and later opera (2 words) 26. George Crumb piece for orchestra and voices, or Bowman at the end of “2001” 29. Ball-drop holiday and title of Tippett opera featuring time travel by flying saucer 30. Author of “Orange” book about little Alex and Ludwig Van 33. New York Philharmonic music director who wrote opera based on “1984” 34. Esterháza composer of Goldoni lunar farce, “Il mondo della luna” (“The World on the Moon”) 35. Extraterrestrial-sounding electronic instrument played without physical contact 36. Ragtime teacher of “Silver Rocket” composer Arthur Marshall 39. Tod Machover opera after Philip K. Dick, acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System 40. Electronic music milestone by Morton Subotnick, “Silver ______ of the Moon” 42. “Around the World” author of book about string quartet on floating island 46. Satellite origin of rooftop-dancing dandy in Dadaist ballet by Ervin Schulhoff