Opera Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. A note, passage, or chord played forte
  2. 4. Refers to the sound or volume of a note
  3. 7. a singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range
  4. 8. elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, esp. in operatic singing by a soprano
  5. 10. 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.
  6. 11. a voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor
  7. 12. a female singer with a voice pitched between soprano and contralto
  8. 15. a group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion
  9. 18. an introductory piece of music, most commonly an orchestral opening to an act of an opera, the first movement of a suite, or a piece preceding a fugue
  10. 19. a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation
  11. 22. a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists
  12. 23. the highest of the four standard singing voices
  13. 25. in a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes
  14. 26. Used to express approval of a woman, especially for a performance.
Down
  1. 1. a performance by two people
  2. 3. musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note
  3. 5. devise the sequence of events in (a play, novel, movie, or similar work)
  4. 6. an adult male singing voice between tenor and bass
  5. 9. a voice, instrument, or sound of the lowest range, in particular
  6. 13. strength of speaking or singing
  7. 14. an orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, suite, play, oratorio, or other extended composition
  8. 16. with each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others
  9. 17. Used to express approval of a woman, especially for a performance
  10. 19. the text of an opera or other vocal work
  11. 20. realism in the arts, esp. late 19th-century Italian opera
  12. 21. a large organized group of singers, esp. one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company
  13. 23. orchestrate or arrange a piece of music, typically for a specified instrument or instruments.
  14. 24. a long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio