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6. Often a showpiece for the singer’s vocal ability
7. The text of an opera or other long vocal work
8. Male voice, the range at which lies between that of the tenor and bass
11. Female voice, the range of which lies below that of the soprano
13. With each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others
16. A soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto
17. Used to express approval of a woman, especially for a performance
18. An instrumental introduction to an opera, oratorio or other stage work
19. Loud or loudly
20. An estimate or forecast of a future situation or trend based on a study of present ones
23. A group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music
25. The loudness and softness of sounds
26. Realism in the arts, esp. late 19th-century Italian opera
27. Any two-part composition written for two composers

1. A musical instrument with a manual keyboard actuating hammers that strike wire strings, producing sounds that may be softened or sustained by means of pedals
2. Used to express approval when a performer or other person has done something well
3. Also called storyline, the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story
4. Lowest range of the male voice
5. A large organized group of singers, esp. one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company
7. A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition
9. The musical notation of a composition, showing all vocal and instrumental parts
10. Theatrical production combining drama, vocal, and orchestral music, costumes, scenery, and sometimes dance
12. Performance in this manner
14. The highest range of the adult male voice
15. A soprano skilled in such singing
21. A speechlike, declamatory vocal style that carries the conversational passages in an opera or oratorio
22. A short, independent composition
24. The highest range of the female voice