Opera Puzzle

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  1. 7. a voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor, in particular.
  2. 8. a large keyboard musical instrument with 88 keys
  3. 9. low in pitch; of the lowest pitch or range:of or relating to the lowest part in harmonic music.
  4. 10. a group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music.
  5. 13. a song written for two voices.
  6. 16. an estimate or forecast of a future situation or trend based on a study of present ones.
  7. 17. he part of an opera sung by a large group.
  8. 18. a cheer of approval for male opera singers.
  9. 20. highest female voice whose range falls between middle c and a c above the staff.
  10. 22. a theatrical production combining drama, vocal and orchestral music, costumes, scenery, and sometimes, dance.
  11. 23. the text of an opera; from the Italian word meaning “little book.”
  12. 26. a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.
  13. 27. a thing at which someone excels
  14. 28. an instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than an overture; also, a short, independent composition.
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  1. 1. an instrumental introduction to an opera, and 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 the production.
  2. 2. 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.
  3. 3. the loudness and softness of musical sound
  4. 4. a cheer of approval for female opera singers.
  5. 5. a singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range.
  6. 6. a soprano who has been specially trained to sing rapid passages, trills and difficult runs.
  7. 11. Italian meaning to make notes short, detached and separated
  8. 12. Italian meaning to smoothly connect notes.
  9. 14. a speechlike, declamatory vocal style that is used in the conversational passages in an opera.
  10. 15. a song for solo voice, often designed to show off a singer’s vocal ability
  11. 19. Italian meaning realism or the idea of taking events from real life and using those ideas to make an opera or drama
  12. 21. the story around which the musical or opera is based.
  13. 24. the male voice is between the tenor and the bass voices. The range is from a b on the second line of the bass clef to a d above the staff on the bass clef.
  14. 25. what the conductor of the orchestra uses to lead an opera or musical. The score contains both the music and the vocal parts.