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2. used interjectionally in applauding a woman
3. a large organized group of singers, especially one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company
5. part below the highest range and above tenor
6. with each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others
8. the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence
11. the text of an opera or other long vocal work
13. in a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
14. an opera sang by a saprano
17. a female singer with a voice pitched between soprano and contralto
19. a singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range
21. realism in the arts, especially late 19th-century Italian opera
22. the forces or properties that stimulate growth, development, or change within a system or process
24. a dramatic work of music
25. a voice, instrument, or sound of the lowest range, in particular

1. a large keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings, which are struck by hammers when the keys are depressed
2. used to express approval when a performer or other person has done something well
4. the highest of the four standard singing voices
7. an orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, suite, play, oratorio, or other extended composition
8. an introductory piece of music, most commonly an orchestral opening to an act of an opera, the first movement of a suite, or a piece preceding a fugue.
9. a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation
10. 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. an adult male singing voice between tenor and bass.
15. an estimate or forecast of a future situation or trend based on a study of present ones
16. a thing at which someone excels
18. a group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music
20. orchestrate or arrange (a piece of music), typically for a specified instrument or instruments
22. a performance by two people, especially singers, instrumentalists, or dancers
23. a long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio.