Opera Scenario 1

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Across
  1. 5. the text of an opera; from the Italian word meaning “little book”
  2. 7. Soprano A voice having a range between soprano and contralto.
  3. 9. an instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than an overture; also, a short, independent composition.
  4. 11. A low female singing voice; a contralto.
  5. 13. the highest male voice whose range is from an e on the first line of the staff to a g above the staff on the treble clef. An important note is that the tenor voice sounds an octave lower than it is sung
  6. 14. A melodic passage or phrase, especially in Wagnerian opera, associated with a specific character, situation, or element.
  7. 15. having the pleasing qualities of music : enjoying music : having a talent for playing music
  8. 16. how far you can carry your voice out for others to hear (loudness)
  9. 19. Of or relating to energy or to objects in motion
  10. 20. loud
  11. 22. a group of people who sing together divided by parts
  12. 23. Italian meaning realism or the idea of taking events from real life and using those ideas to make an opera or drama.
  13. 26. soft
  14. 27. a cheer of approval for male opera singers
Down
  1. 1. Italian meaning to smoothly connect notes
  2. 2. is a song for solo voice, often designed to show off a singer’s vocal ability
  3. 3. Italian meaning to make notes short, detached and separated
  4. 4. a song written for two voices
  5. 6. an instrumental introduction to an opera, an oratorio, or other stage work; the term is sometimes given to an independent orchestral composition
  6. 8. a musical drama for voices and orchestra, usually based on a religious narrative usually: performed without scenery or action
  7. 10. A male singer or voice with a range higher than a bass and lower than a tenor.
  8. 12. a speechlike, declamatory vocal style that is used in the conversational passages in an opera
  9. 17. a group of various string instruments who perform together
  10. 18. The ornamentation of music written for the voice with florid passages, especially
  11. 21. highest female voice whose range falls between middle c and a c above the staff
  12. 24. a document showing all the notes of a piece of music
  13. 25. a low sound created by instrument or by voice