Across
- 3. a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in: I don't know what her forte is, but it's not music. Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent
- 4. an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet
- 6. a motif or theme associated throughout a music drama with a particular person, situation, or idea
- 8. a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor or bass
- 9. the lowest female voice and the highest male voice
- 11. the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition.
- 13. a group of persons singing in unison
- 14. low pitched instrument
Down
- 1. a musical composition for two voices or instruments
- 2. runs, trills, and other florid decoration in vocal music
- 5. smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones.
- 7. variation and gradation in the volume of musical sound
- 8. used in praising a female singer
- 10. used in praising a male singer
- 12. an air or melody