Across
- 4. smooth and connected, without breaks.
- 5. The lowest pitch in harmonic music.
- 6. a group of performers on various musical instruments.
- 8. an introduction or opening.
- 10. and gradation in the volume of musical sound.
- 14. the act of communicating distinctly and forcefully to an audience.
- 15. loud.
- 16. A male voice intermediate between tenor and bass.
- 17. shortened and detached.
- 19. The use of everyday life and actions in artistic work
- 21. A musical composition made for two singers or instruments.
- 22. the main story of a dramatic work.
- 23. Used to praise a performer.
- 25. An elaborate melody sung solo.
Down
- 1. the music played as a background.
- 2. Used to praise a female performer.
- 3. A voice range between soprano and contralto.
- 4. the text of an opera.
- 7. a theme associated throughout a music drama with a particular person.
- 9. soft; quiet.
- 11. Runs, trills, and other florid decorations in vocal music
- 12. a style of vocal music intermediate between singing and speaking.
- 13. the adult male voice intermediate between bass and alto.
- 14. any action that precedes to something.
- 17. the highest singing voice.
- 18. A group of people singing
- 20. a dramatic composition in which all parts are sung to instruments.
- 24. The musical part for such a voice.