Across
- 1. used to express approval when a performer or other person has done something well.
- 5. a passage, movement, or composition marked to be performed in this way.
- 7. the text of an opera or other long vocal work.
- 11. second lowest in musical pitch.
- 13. The introduction piece of music at the beginning of plays and operas.
- 15. a female singer with a voice pitched between soprano and contralto.
- 18. elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, especially in operatic singing by a soprano.
- 20. Italian meaning realism.
- 22. Disconnected notes in music
- 24. a voice, instrument, or sound of the lowest range, in particular.
- 25. a group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music
- 27. a performance by two people, especially singers, instrumentalists, or dancers
- 28. a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.
Down
- 1. feminine of bravo.
- 2. a passage or movement in an allegro tempo.
- 3. the varying levels of volume of sound in different parts of a musical performance.
- 4. a passage performed or marked to be performed loudly.
- 6. the presentation or promotion of someone or something in a particular way.
- 8. The highest male voice
- 9. in a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
- 10. soft volume
- 12. an orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, suite, play, oratorio, or other extended composition.
- 14. a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.
- 16. A vocal style used for conversations.
- 17. a large organized group of singers, especially one that performs together with an orchestra or opera company
- 19. the highest female singing part for a female
- 21. a document showing all the notes of a piece of music
- 23. a voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor, in particular
- 26. a long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio.
- 29. the series of events that make the story