Opera

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  1. 3. Italian meaning to smoothly connect notes.
  2. 7. the male voice is between the tenor and the bass voices. The range is from a b on the second line of the bass clef to a d above the staff on the bass clef.
  3. 10. highest female voice whose range falls between middle c and a c above the staff
  4. 12. female voice which is between that of an alto and a soprano and whose range is from middle c to a g above the staff.
  5. 14. the part of an opera sung by a large group
  6. 15. Italian meaning realism or the idea of taking events from real life and using those ideas to make an opera or drama.
  7. 16. the use of a theme played by the orchestra to represent an idea, person, objects and emotions.
  8. 18. a song for solo voice, often designed to show off a singer’s vocal ability
  9. 19. dynamic meaning soft
  10. 21. an instrumental introduction to an opera, an oratorio, or other stage work; the term is sometimes given to an independent orchestral composition. A good overture is made up of several contrasts such as loud – soft, slow – fast, etc. The purpose of an overture in an opera or musical is to set the mood for the audience to prepare them for the production.
  11. 24. a cheer of approval for female singers
  12. 25. a song written for two voices.
  13. 26. dynamic meaning loud
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  1. 1. the story around which the musical or opera is based
  2. 2. the lowest of the male voices which is usually not developed until after the age of 16 or 17. The range of a bass is from a d below the staff on the bass clef to a c above the staff on the bass clef.
  3. 4. a group of instrumentalists including strings which perform a variety of musical styles.
  4. 5. the text of an opera; from the Italian word meaning “little book”
  5. 6. Italian meaning to make notes short, detached and separated.
  6. 8. the loudness and softness of musical sound
  7. 9. a soprano who has been specially trained to sing rapid passages, trills, and difficult runs
  8. 10. what the conductor of the orchestra uses to lead an opera or musical. The score contains both the music and the vocal parts.
  9. 11. to speak loudly and clearly so the audience can hear the actor’s voice
  10. 13. a speechlike, declamatory vocal style that is used in the conversational passages in an opera
  11. 17. the highest male voice whose ranges from an e on the first line of the staff to a g above the staff on the treble clef. An important note is that the tenor voice sounds an octave lower than it is written.
  12. 20. an instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than an overture; also, a short, independent composition
  13. 21. a theatrical production combining drama, vocal and orchestral music, costumes, scenery, and sometimes, dance
  14. 22. a cheer of approval for male singers
  15. 23. the lowest female voice whose range is from an a below the staff to an e on the fourth space of the staff.