Music Crossword

1. A small piece of ground, generally used for a specific purpose.
3. A voice or instrument or sound of lowest range.
5. the text of an opera or other long vocal work.
8. A female or boy singer with such a voice.
10. style without any noticeable break between the notes
12. Realism in the arts, esp. late 19th-century Italian opera.
15. The lowest female voice
16. pertaining to or of the nature of recital.
17. two or more people singing at the same time
19. An estimate or forecast of a future situation or trend based on a study of present ones.
21. A female singer with a voice pitched between soprano and contralto.
22. General sense; purport.
23. sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others

1. An action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.
2. a Italian congratulations
3. Used to express approval, especially of a performance.
4. A performance by one
6. a group of performers with various musical instruments.
7. A thing at which someone excels.
9. An introduction to something more substantial.
11. A lyric soprano of high range who specializes in such music
13. a notch, scratch, or incision; a straight line.
14. it’s a brass instrument
17. The forces and motions that characterize a system.
18. A large keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings.
20. A large organized group of singers, esp. one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company.
24. an air or melody