Opera Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. A written or printed piece of music with all the vocal and instrumental parts arranged on staves and under the other.
  2. 6. The story around which the musical or opera is based
  3. 7. A cheer of approval for female opera singers
  4. 9. the male voice is between the tenor and the bass voices. The range is from a b on the second line of the bass clef to a d above the staff on the bass clef
  5. 10. the loudness and softness of musical sound
  6. 13. 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.
  7. 15. Loud
  8. 16. A group of instrumentalists including strings which perform a variety of musical styles
  9. 17. the use of a theme played by the orchestra to represent an idea, person, objects and emotions
  10. 18. the adult male voice intermediate between the bass and the alto or countertenor.
  11. 19. A soprano who has been specially trained to sing rapid passages, trills and difficult runs
  12. 22. An instrumental introduction to an opera, an oratorio, or other stage work;the term is sometimes given to an independent orchestral composition. A good overtune is made up
  13. 23. Italian meaning to smoothly connect notes
  14. 24. the lowest female voice whose range is from an a below the staff to an e on the fourth space of the staff
Down
  1. 1. a song written for two voices
  2. 2. Shortened or detached when played or sung.
  3. 3. A cheer of approval for male opera singers
  4. 4. A speechlike, declamatory vocal style that is used in the conversational passages in an opera.
  5. 5. An instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than an overture; also,a short, independent composition
  6. 6. Soft
  7. 8. Italian meaning realism or the idea of taking events from real life and using those ideas to make an opera or drama
  8. 11. the lowest of the male voices which is usually not developed until after the age of 16
  9. 12. The highest of the four singing voices.
  10. 14. What opera singers need to do in order to be heard due to large opera halls
  11. 17. The text of an opera; from the Italian word meaning “little rock”
  12. 19. The part of an opera sung by a large group
  13. 20. a theatrical production combining drama, vocal and orchestral music, costumes, scenery, and sometimes, dance.
  14. 21. A song for solo voice, often designed to show off a singer’s vocal ability