Opera Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 1. a song written for two voices.
  2. 6. the male voice is between the tenor and the bass voices.
  3. 7. highest female voice whose range falls between middle c and a c above the staff
  4. 9. the part of an opera sung by a large group.
  5. 10. the lowest of the male voices which is usually not developed until after the age of 16 or 17.
  6. 13. a speechlike, declamatory vocal style that is used in the conversational passages in an opera.
  7. 14. Italian meaning to make notes short, detached and separated.
  8. 16. an instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than an overture; also, a short, independent composition.
  9. 19. a soprano who has been specially trained to sing rapid passages, trills and difficult runs.
  10. 21. the lowest female voice whose range is from an a below the staff to an e on the fourth space of the staff.
  11. 22. a cheer of approval for female opera singers.
  12. 23. loud
  13. 25. an instrumental introduction to an opera, and oratorio, or other stage work;
  14. 26. a large keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings
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  1. 2. the highest male voice whose range is from an e on the first line of the staff to a g above the staff on the treble clef.
  2. 3. Soprano female voice which is between that of an alto and a soprano and whose range is from middle c to a g above the staff.
  3. 4. the loudness and softness of musical sound.
  4. 5. the text of an opera; from the Italian word meaning “little book.”
  5. 8. a group of instrumentalists including strings which perform a variety of musical styles.
  6. 11. what the conductor of the orchestra uses to lead an opera or musical. The score contains both the music and the vocal parts.
  7. 12. the presentation of an image on a surface
  8. 15. a theatrical production combining drama, vocal and orchestral music, costumes, scenery, and sometimes, dance.
  9. 16. the story around which the musical or opera is based.
  10. 17. Italian meaning to smoothly connect notes.
  11. 18. a cheer of approval for male opera singers.
  12. 20. A melodic passage or phrase, especially in Wagnerian opera, associated with a specific character, situation, or element.
  13. 24. Italian meaning realism or the idea of taking events from real life and using those ideas to make an opera or drama.
  14. 27. a song for solo voice, often designed to show off a singer’s vocal ability