Lesson 4 Vocabulary

3. the text of an opera or other dramatic musical work.
4. a gradual increase in the volume or intensity of sound, or a music passage played in crescendo.
5. the playing of the tones of a chord in rapid succession rather than simultaneously.
8. slowly, in music.
9. a confused or difficult situation, or a confused heap or tangle.
10. a state of neglect, or an intermediate place.
12. music performed with a crisp, sharp attack to simulate rests between successive tones; composed of abrupt distinct emphatic parts or sounds.
13. a scold, or a noisy, tyrannizing woman.

1. blood feud, or a prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility.
2. a very loud passage, sound or tone.
5. typically male singing voice, marked by artificially produced tones in an upper register that go beyond the voice's normal range.
6. in a slow, solemn manner (a direction in music), or a slow, broad movement (noun).
7. the lowest female voice or part, between a soprano and a tenor, or a woman having such a voice.
11. in music, a florid passage requiring great skill in the performer; a display of daring; a brilliant performance.
12. a simultaneous discharge of firearms, or a sudden outburst of cheers or the like.