Across
- 5. a rhythmically free vocal style that imitates the natural inflections of speech and that is used for dialogue and narrative in operas and oratorios.
- 6. a group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music
- 7. short and not sounding connected.
- 9. a thing that extends outward from something else.
- 12. a dramatic work in one or more acts
- 14. a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition
- 16. a song in an opera sung by one person
- 18. realism in the arts, especially late 19th-century Italian opera.
- 19. the highest adult male singing voice.
- 22. in a manner that is smooth and flowing.
- 23. an introduction to something more substantial
- 25. a performance by two people, especially singers, instrumentalists, or dancers.
- 27. a way to express approval
- 28. a musical composition.
Down
- 1. a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.
- 2. feminine form of bravo
- 3. a singing voice that is lower than the voice of a soprano and higher than the voice of a tenor
- 4. a female singing voice that is higher than the contralto and lower than the soprano
- 8. the branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- 10. elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody
- 11. the text of an opera or other long vocal work.
- 13. 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.
- 15. a large organized group of singers
- 17. a man's singing voice that is higher than the voice of the bass and lower than the voice of the tenor
- 20. an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.
- 21. relating to the highest female singing voice or the highest voice part in a singing group.
- 24. in a loud manner.
- 26. having a low pitch