Across
- 3. A dramatic work with one or more acts set to music for singers and instrumentalists
- 7. An introduction to something more substantial
- 9. A group of instrumentalist especially one combining string, woodwind and brass
- 10. An adult male singing voice between tenor and bass
- 11. In music, dynamics normally refer to the volume of a sound or note, but can also refer to other aspects of the execution of a given piece
- 13. a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto
- 16. an action or event serving as an introduction
- 17. With each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others
- 18. A voice instrument, or a part below the highest range and above tenor, in particular
- 20. A style used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas in which the text is declaimed in the rhythm of natural speech with slight melodic variation and little orchestral accompaniment
- 21. Used to express approval of a woman for a performance
- 23. a musical term referring to a reoccurring theme associated with a particular person, place, or idea
- 24. A long accompany song for a solo voice, typically one in a opera or oratorio
- 25. Volume of a sound or a note
Down
- 1. A large organized group of singers
- 2. in a smooth flowing manor
- 4. Elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody
- 5. A performance by two people, especially singers, instrumentalist or dancers
- 6. This genre of opera, as composed principally by Puccini, Mascagni, and Leoncavallo
- 8. the principle melodic phrase in a composition
- 12. The text of an opera or long vocal work
- 14. a note that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
- 15. A singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range
- 17. the highest of the four standard singing voices
- 19. A passage of a song you perform softly
- 21. Used to express approval when a performer or other person has done something well
- 22. A voice, instrument, or sound of the lowest range, in particular
- 26. a written form of a musical composition