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- 3. A dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.
- 4. A large keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings, which are struck by hammers when the keys are depressed. The strings' vibration is stopped by dampers when the keys are released, and it can be regulated for length and volume by two or three pedals.
- 6. A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.
- 7. A voice, instrument, or sound of the lowest range, in particular.
- 9. A large organized group of singers, especially one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company.
- 10. A long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio.
- 11. Used to express approval when a performer or other person has done something well.
- 12. An adult male singing voice between tenor and bass.
- 15. A thing at which someone excels.
- 16. a female singer with a voice pitched between soprano and contralto.
- 20. The feminine form of bravo; Used to express approval when a performer or other person has done something well.
- 22. The text of an opera or other long vocal work.
- 23. an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.
- 24. the number of points, goals, runs, etc., achieved in a game by a team or an individual.
- 25. a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.
- 26. An introduction to something more substantial.
- 28. A voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor, in particular.
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- 1. Elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, especially in operatic singing by a soprano.
- 2. Realism in the arts, especially late 19th-century Italian opera.
- 5. Musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note.
- 8. the highest of the four standard singing voices.
- 13. (Of a process or system) characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.
- 14. In a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
- 17. A group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music.
- 18. With each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others
- 19. An estimate or forecast of a future situation or trend based on a study of present ones.
- 21. A performance by two people, especially singers, instrumentalists, or dancers.
- 27. A singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range.