Opera Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. the story around which the musical or opera is based.
  2. 4. the text of an opera; from the Italian word meaning “little book”
  3. 5. an instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than overture; also, a short, independant composition.
  4. 6. what opera singers need to do in order to be heard due to large opera halls.
  5. 7. a cheer of approval for male opera singers.
  6. 8. a speechlike, declamatory vocal style that is used in the conversational passages in an opera.
  7. 11. Italian meaning to smoothly connect notes
  8. 12. Soprano female voice which is between that of an alto and a soprano and whose range is from middle c to a g above the staff.
  9. 18. a group of instrumentalists including strings which perform a variety of musical styles.
  10. 21. highest female voice whose range falls between middle c and c above the staff.
  11. 23. The part of an opera sung by a large group
  12. 25. Italian meaning to make notes short, detached and separated.
  13. 26. A voice, instrument, or part below the highest range above tener, in particular.
Down
  1. 1. loud
  2. 3. what the conductor of the orchestra uses to lead an opera or musical. The score contains both the music and the vocal parts.
  3. 4. the use of a theme played by the orchestra to represent the idea, persons, objects or emotions
  4. 7. An adult male singing voice between tenor and bass.
  5. 9. a soprano who has been specially trained to sing rapid passages
  6. 10. the highest male voice who ranged is from an e on the first line of the staff to a g above the staff on a treble clef. An important note is that the tenor voice sounds an octave lower than it is written.
  7. 13. a song written for two voices
  8. 14. the loudness and softness of musical sound
  9. 15. Italian meaning realism or the idea of taking events from real life and using those ideas to make an opera or drama.
  10. 16. a musical instrument that belongs to the percussion family and is played with keys.
  11. 17. an instrumental introduction to an opera, an oratorio, or other stage work; the term is sometimes given to an independent orchestral composition. A good overture is made up of several contrasts such as loud – soft, slow – fast, etc. The purpose of an overture in an opera or musical is to set the mood for the audience to prepare them for production.
  12. 19. The lowest adult male singing voice
  13. 20. A long accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio.
  14. 22. A cheer of approval for female opera singers.
  15. 24. a theatrical production combining drama, vocal and orchestral music, costumes, scenery, and sometimes, dance.