Across
- 3. The highest of the four standard singing voices.
- 5. An introduction to something.
- 7. Male singing voice between tenor and bass.
- 8. Soprano A female singer with a voice pitched between soprano and contralto.
- 11. Elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody.
- 13. A recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition.
- 14. The main event of a play, novel, movie, or similar work.
- 15. A dramatic work in one or more acts.
- 17. Music playing loudly in the most dramatic parts of a music piece.
- 18. A long, accompanied song for a solo voice.
- 20. A singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor.
- 21. With each sound or note sharply detached from the others
- 23. A smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
- 24. A performance by two people.
Down
- 1. The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies with forces.
- 2. A written form of a musical composition.
- 4. An introductory piece of music.
- 5. A group of instrumentalists.
- 6. Musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera.
- 7. Used to express approval when a performer or other person has done something well.
- 9. A voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor.
- 10. The presentation of an image.
- 12. Realism in the arts. Late 19th-century Italian opera.
- 13. The text of an opera.
- 14. 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.
- 16. Voice, instrument, or sound of the lowest range.
- 19. Feminine of bravo.
- 22. A large organized group of singers.