Opera Terms

3. A musical composition written for a solo voice
5. The passage that is used in a musical opera
9. A melodious piece that is related with a particular character or event
11. This is the tale or the idea of an opera
13. The highest male voice
14. A passage of music comprised of dissimilar sections which is played at the start of an opera
15. Usually refers to the degree of a sound or a note
16. The act of making ones voice louder so that it can be heard at faraway distances
19. The idea of how music should be kept that is written for the voice with florid passages
21. This is a large unit of musicians who perform together with multiple instruments
23. A strident(loud) piece in music
24. A style of 19th-century Italian opera usually emphasizing setting and character
25. The music written for accompaniment
27. A way of playing where no noticeable spacing is left in the middle of notes
28. A piece that is played softly

1. A song that is written to be performed by two voices
2. A ensemble of singers who perform as a group on stage
4. This is also called a Contralto. It is the deepest female voice.
6. A style that is used in opera, which is set for one voice that has continuous accompaniment which displays the natural regularity of speech
7. A piece that introduces another passage
8. A voice that has a range between soprano and contralto
10. This expression is used for the congratulations or approval of a woman
12. The subsequent or middle male voice
17. This is the highest female voice
18. This expression is used for admiration, in particular to a male
20. The lowest vocal range of a male
22. short, clipped notes
26. A dramatic performance where it is set to music