Opera Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 1. the highest of the four standard singing voices.:
- 5. in a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes
- 6. a large keyboard musical instrument inside a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and strings
- 8. a performance by two people, especially singers, instrumentalists, or dancers.
- 10. a female singer with a voice pitched between soprano and contralto.
- 13. an adult male singing voice between tenor and bass.
- 14. the main part of a musical piece
- 15. a singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range.
- 16. elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, especially in operatic singing by a soprano.
- 20. an introduction to something more substantial
- 22. orchestrate or arrange (a piece of music), typically for a specified instrument or instruments.
- 23. the text of an opera or other long vocal work
- 26. a long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio.
- 27. A thing at which someone excels
Down
- 1. with each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others.
- 2. the introduction to a musical piece.
- 3. a large organized group of singers, especially one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company
- 4. a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition. associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.
- 7. A thing or part that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface.
- 9. the branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces
- 11. musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note.
- 12. a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists
- 17. a large instrumental ensemble that includes sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion
- 18. a voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor, in particular.
- 19. used to express approval when a performer or other person had done something well.
- 21. Opera makes opera accessible to the public at reasonable prices through a community effort of professional musicians and singers.
- 24. feminine of bravo
- 25. an adult male singing voice between tenor and bass.