Across
- 3. Praising a female performer
- 6. The part of the music where it is louder
- 8. The repeating theme through a musical composition
- 11. Variation and gradation in volume of musical sound
- 15. The storyline of a literary or dramatic piece or work
- 16. A style of opera with rustic characters and a melodramatic plot
- 17. Introduction to an opera
- 18. The highest male singer
- 20. When a singer adopts the rhythms of ordinary speech
- 21. The highest natural adult male voice
- 23. A group of instrumentalists, usually combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion
- 25. Dramatic work in one or more acts, with music set for singers and instrumentalists
- 26. Smooth or connected. No breaks between the notes
Down
- 1. Low in the pitch or the lowest part in a music group
- 2. The ability to make sound heard through a distance
- 3. The adult male voice between tenor and bass
- 4. A melody
- 5. The music written for a vocal part
- 7. A voice ranging between soprano and contralto
- 9. The part of the music where it is quieter
- 10. A large group of singers
- 11. A piece of music that is made for two voices or instruments
- 12. The highest part or voice
- 13. A skilled soprano singer
- 14. Praising a male performer
- 19. The book of the opera including the spoken and sung parts
- 22. An introduction to something more important
- 24. A note that is played short or crisp