Across
- 4. what the opera or musical is based on.
- 6. an approving cheer for female opera singers.
- 8. dominant recurring theme
- 9. highest male voice with a range from an e on the first line of the staff to a g above the staff on the treble clef
- 10. introduction to an opera, an Ontario, or other stage work using an instrument.
- 12. highest female voice with a range between middle c and a c above the staff
- 13. sung by a large group.
- 14. control of the volume, clarity and distinctness of a voice to gain greater audibility
- 17. a specially trained soprano trained to sing rapid passages, trills and difficult runs.
- 21. a song made for a solo voice often used to show off a singer’s vocal ability.
- 22. the conductor uses this to lead an opera or musical
- 24. a group of musicians including string players that performs ensemble music.
- 25. the lowest female voice with a range from an a below the staff to an e on the fourth space of the staff.
- 26. a musical piece written for two voices.
Down
- 1. variation and contrast in intensity.
- 2. to connect notes smoothly
- 3. realism or the idea of taking events from real life and using those ideas to make an opera or drama (Italian meaning)
- 4. at a soft volume
- 5. introduction to musical drama, shorter than an overture.
- 7. female voice between an alto and a soprano with a range from middle c to a g above the staff
- 8. text of a work.
- 11. a male voice with a range from a b on the second lane of the bass clef to a d above the staff on the base clef.
- 15. a theatrical production that combines vocal and orchestral music drama, scenery, costumes and sometimes dance.
- 16. the strong point.
- 18. used in the conversational passages in an opera like speech
- 19. lowest of the male voices usually not developed until after you’re 16 or 17. The range is from a d below the staff on the bass clef to a c above the staff on the bass clef.
- 20. to make notes short, detached and separated (Italian meaning)
- 23. an approving cheer for male opera singers.