Opera Crossword

4. Italian meaning to smoothly connect notes
5. a cheer of approval for male opera singers.
6. a song written for two voices
9. highest female voice whose range falls between middle c and c above the staff.
12. 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.
13. The part of an opera sung by a large group
14. the loudness and softness of musical sound
18. the use of a theme played by the orchestra to represent the idea, persons, objects or emotions
20. 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.
22. An adult male singing voice between tenor and bass.
23. A voice, instrument, or part below the highest range above tener, in particular.
25. a theatrical production combining drama, vocal and orchestral music, costumes, scenery, and sometimes, dance.
27. a group of instrumentalists including strings which perform a variety of musical styles.
28. A long accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio.

1. an instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than overture; also, a short, independant composition.
2. a musical instrument that belongs to the percussion family and is played with keys.
3. The lowest adult male singing voice
7. 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.
8. loud
10. a speechlike, declamatory vocal style that is used in the conversational passages in an opera.
11. what opera singers need to do in order to be heard due to large opera halls.
15. what the conductor of the orchestra uses to lead an opera or musical. The score contains both the music and the vocal parts.
16. a soprano who has been specially trained to sing rapid passages
17. Italian meaning to make notes short, detached and separated.
19. the text of an opera; from the Italian word meaning “little book”
21. A cheer of approval for female opera singers.
24. Italian meaning realism or the idea of taking events from real life and using those ideas to make an opera or drama.
26. the story around which the musical or opera is based.