Across
- 4. used when expressing approval while performing
- 5. Below the sopranos in a musical part
- 7. an introductory performance, event, or action proceeding a more important one
- 8. A melodic passage or phrase, especially in Wagnerian opera, associated with a specific character, situation, or element
- 10. the story line with the opera
- 11. the highest male part
- 15. to extend outward prevailing beyond surface
- 17. a group of string instruments.
- 21. A males voice that is the lowest in this range
- 22. A male singer or voice that is lower than a tenor but yet still higher than a bass
- 23. the highest voice part above a mezzo soprano
- 25. a theatrical presentation in which a dramatic form is set in music
- 26. soprano a type of classical female voice that lays between sopranos and contralto
- 27. in a soft or quiet tone
Down
- 1. a similar orchestral work intended for and independent concert performance
- 2. The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
- 3. a written form of a musical composition
- 6. a style of opera, oratorios and cantatas with a orchestra accompaniment
- 9. a singer that is usually sopranos that good at orientation
- 12. the loudness and softness of a piece
- 13. cut short or apart in performing a piece
- 14. a large composition of 4 or more parts that is usually written for a large group of singers
- 16. the musical notes are sung or played smoothly
- 18. In opera, the oratorio, or a a cantata and is usually a soloist
- 19. to get louder
- 20. to describe a highly recognizable piece of music
- 22. to express an approval of a women mostly when performing
- 24. a piece in which two voices or instruments perform at the same time
