Opera Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and
  2. 6. text in an opera
  3. 8. a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
  4. 9. a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
  5. 12. the pattern or history of growth, change, and development in any field.
  6. 13. the lowest female voice
  7. 14. Short melodic phrase or theme.
  8. 15. state or fact of jutting out or protruding.
  9. 19. a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose
  10. 20. a person's strong suit, or most highly developed
  11. 23. a shout
  12. 24. shortened and detached when played or sung
  13. 25. parts in connection with soloists or individual singers
Down
  1. 1. a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
  2. 3. of the nature of or resembling recitation or declamation.
  3. 4. air or melody
  4. 5. the course of thought or meaning
  5. 7. an extended dramatic composition
  6. 10. compose the music for (a movie, play, television show, etc.)
  7. 11. runs, trills, and other florid decorations in vocal music.
  8. 16. group singing together
  9. 17. group of performers on various musical instruments, Score- to orchestrate.
  10. 18. without breaks between the successive tones.
  11. 21. a shout
  12. 22. low in pitch