Opera Scenario #1

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Across
  1. 3. Praising a female performer
  2. 6. The part of the music where it is louder
  3. 8. The repeating theme through a musical composition
  4. 11. Variation and gradation in volume of musical sound
  5. 15. The storyline of a literary or dramatic piece or work
  6. 16. A style of opera with rustic characters and a melodramatic plot
  7. 17. Introduction to an opera
  8. 18. The highest male singer
  9. 20. When a singer adopts the rhythms of ordinary speech
  10. 21. The highest natural adult male voice
  11. 23. A group of instrumentalists, usually combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion
  12. 25. Dramatic work in one or more acts, with music set for singers and instrumentalists
  13. 26. Smooth or connected. No breaks between the notes
Down
  1. 1. Low in the pitch or the lowest part in a music group
  2. 2. The ability to make sound heard through a distance
  3. 3. The adult male voice between tenor and bass
  4. 4. A melody
  5. 5. The music written for a vocal part
  6. 7. A voice ranging between soprano and contralto
  7. 9. The part of the music where it is quieter
  8. 10. A large group of singers
  9. 11. A piece of music that is made for two voices or instruments
  10. 12. The highest part or voice
  11. 13. A skilled soprano singer
  12. 14. Praising a male performer
  13. 19. The book of the opera including the spoken and sung parts
  14. 22. An introduction to something more important
  15. 24. A note that is played short or crisp