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- 3. Italian meaning to smoothly connect notes. Leitmotiv music a recurring short melodic phrase or theme used, esp in Wagnerian music dramas, to suggest a character, thing, etc
- 4. a theatrical production combining drama, vocal and orchestral music, costumes, scenery, and sometimes, dance. Orchestra Overture 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.
- 5. a cheer of approval for male opera singers.
- 6. a soprano who has been specially trained to sing rapid passages, trills and difficult runs.
- 11. a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in: I don't know what her forte is, but it's not music. Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- 13. Italian meaning realism or the idea of taking events from real life and using those ideas to make an opera or drama.
- 15. the lowest female voice whose range is from an a below the staff to an e on the fourth space of the staff.
- 16. a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- 17. the 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.
- 18. a cheer of approval for female opera singers.
Down
- 1. the story around which the musical or opera is based. Prelude an instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than an overture; also, a short, independent composition.
- 2. Italian meaning to make notes short, detached and separated.
- 5. 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.
- 6. the part of an opera sung by a large group.
- 7. the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition.
- 8. a speech like, declamatory vocal style that is used in the conversational passages in an opera. Score what the conductor of the orchestra uses to lead an opera or musical. The score contains both the music and the vocal parts. Soprano the highest female voice whose range falls between middle c and a c above the staff.
- 9. the highest male voice whose range is 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.
- 10. a song written for two voices. Dynamics variation and gradation in the volume of musical sound.
- 12. the highest female voice whose range falls between middle c and a c above the staff.
- 14. 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.
- 19. a song for solo voice, often designed to show off a singer’s vocal ability.