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- 3. what the conductor of the orchestra uses to lead an opera or musical. The score contains both the music and the vocal parts
- 4. Describes the realistic style of opera that started in Italy at the end of the nineteenth century
- 6. the lowest female voice whose range is from an a below the staff to an e on the fourth space of the staff
- 9. A recurring line
- 10. Italian meaning to smoothly connect notes
- 14. a soprano who has been specially trained to sing rapid passages, trills and difficult runs
- 17. he 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
- 19. A group of singers, singing together
- 20. the deepest male voice
- 22. an instrumental introduction to an opera, an oratorio, or other stage work; the term is sometimes given to an independent orchestral composition.
- 23. highest female voice whose range falls between middle c and a c above the staff
- 26. the story around which the musical or opera is based
- 27. a cheer of approval for female opera singers.
- 28. 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
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- 1. The middle female singing voice
- 2. a cheer of approval for male opera singers
- 5. A speech-like,declamatory vocal style that is used in the conversational passages in an opera
- 7. when two singers sing together
- 8. A large keyboard musical instrument
- 11. The group of instrumentalists or musicians who, led by the conductor, accompany the singers
- 12. the loudness and softness of musical sound
- 13. a projection or protruding part
- 15. an instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than an overture; also, a short, independent composition
- 16. Italian meaning to make notes short, detached and separated
- 18. to sing loudly
- 21. an instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than an overture; also, a short, independent composition
- 24. A story acted and sung by one or more singers to an instrumental accompaniment
- 25. an air of melody