Across
- 1. A performer's strong suit.
- 6. refers to the volume of a sound or a note
- 8. A short independent musical composition
- 9. a group of instrumentalists, including woodwind, string, brass, and percussion sections playing classical music
- 10. everyday life in music
- 12. Music that is sung in a talky voice, and is very fast.
- 13. A word used to praise a performer.
- 15. elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody
- 17. another name for soprano
- 19. What are notes that are disconnected when sung or played
- 22. A musical composition of two voices or instrument
- 23. used to express approval when a singer has done well
- 24. used to describe music when it is smoothly connected.
- 26. A storyline for a composition.
Down
- 2. a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists
- 3. a voice, instrument, or sound in the lowest range
- 4. the text of an opera or other long vocal work
- 5. A written form of a musical composition
- 7. What makes a sound heard at a distance
- 11. a repeated theme throughout a musical
- 13. second lowest in pitch
- 14. a long, accompanied song for a solo voice, typically one in an opera or oratorio
- 16. An introduction to something more substantial
- 18. middle voice range for males
- 19. highest voice for both genders
- 20. the element of a song that repeats at least once
- 21. A large keyboard instrument
- 25. highest male voice