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24A - Dissonant composer is not consistent, leaving out one note (6)
V?R?S?. Has to be VERIST but how does it parse?

23D - Leader of orchestra, one may surmise, is young and green (10)
?I?D?E?E?D. Had thought FIDDLEHEAD but can't justify 'young & green'.

24 Varese

Varies minus 'i' + E (note)

23

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddlehead_fern

Cheers Mamya!