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  1. 4. a voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor, in particular
  2. 5. a song for solo voice, often designed to show off a singer’s vocal ability
  3. 6. Italian meaning realism or the idea of taking events from real life and using those ideas to make an opera or drama.
  4. 7. what opera singers need to do in order to be heard due to large opera halls.
  5. 14. what the conductor of the orchestra uses to lead an opera or musical. The score contains both the music and the vocal parts
  6. 16. a soprano who has been specially trained to sing rapid passages, trills and difficult runs
  7. 18. highest female voice whose range falls between middle c and a c above the staff
  8. 21. a song written for two voices
  9. 22. the text of an opera; from the Italian word meaning “little book.”
  10. 23. 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 the production.
  11. 24. a cheer of approval for female opera singers.
  12. 25. the story around which the musical or opera is based
  13. 26. loud
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  1. 1. the part of an opera sung by a large group.
  2. 2. 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.
  3. 3. Italian meaning to make notes short, detached and separated
  4. 8. a speech like, declamatory vocal style that is used in the conversational passages in an opera
  5. 9. a group of instrumentalists including strings which perform a variety of musical styles.
  6. 10. a cheer of approval for male opera singers
  7. 11. soft
  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. 13. the loudness and softness of musical sound
  10. 15. the lowest of the male voices which is usually not developed until after the age of 16 or 17. The range of a bass is from a d below the staff on the bass clef to a c above the staff on the bass clef
  11. 17. the use of a theme played by the orchestra to represent an idea, person, objects and emotions
  12. 19. an instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than an overture; also, a short, independent composition
  13. 20. 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 written.
  14. 22. Italian meaning to smoothly connect notes
  15. 23. a theatrical production combining drama, vocal and orchestral music, costumes, scenery, and sometimes, dance.