Opera Assesment #1

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Across
  1. 4. part of an opera sung by a large group
  2. 5. a short musical idea associated with a person
  3. 7. the lowest male voices that usually don’t develop until age 16 or 17
  4. 8. the highest of the standard four voice parts
  5. 12. the text of an opera
  6. 14. the female voice between alto and soprano
  7. 16. the male voices between tenor and bass
  8. 18. a opera, oratorio, or cantata that describes actions, thoughts or emotions
  9. 19. the dynamic meaning “soft” in Italian, also one of the most used instruments
  10. 22. An introduction to a musical drama
  11. 23. A group of instrumentalists, combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing music.
  12. 25. a cheer of approval for female performers
  13. 26. a musical composition for two voices or instruments
  14. 27. what a conductor uses to lead a piece of music, and contains music and vocals
  15. 28. Italian meaning smoothly connected notes
Down
  1. 1. the volume or sound of a note or piece of music
  2. 2. Taking real life ideas and making them into a opera or drama
  3. 3. to make your voice loud enough for everyone to hear and also being able to use dynamics
  4. 6. the highest male voice
  5. 9. the story wich the musical or opera is based on
  6. 10. the Italian term meaning "high", also the second highest part in a music group.
  7. 11. A cheer for male opera singers
  8. 13. a type of soprano also means "coloring" in Italian.
  9. 15. an introduction to a stage work the term is often used as a name for an independent orchestral composition
  10. 17. a type of music combining dramatic texts and instrument parts.
  11. 20. a long accompanied song for a solo voice
  12. 21. dynamic meaning “loud” in Italian
  13. 24. ittalian word to make notes short and separated