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26 Cards in this Set
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composer
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the person who writes the music for an opera
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librettist
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the person who devises the story and writes the words for an opera
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conductor
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the person who leads the orchestra and is responsible for the musical integrity of an opera performance
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stage director
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the person responsible for the acting, movement, and visual elements of an opera
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choreographer
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the person responsible for staging the dances in an opera
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soprano
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highest female voice
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mezzo-soprano
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middle female voice (AKA: alto in choral singing)
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contralto
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lowest female voice
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tenor
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highest natural male voice
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baritone
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middle male voice
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bass
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lowest male voice
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castrato
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male singer castrated as a youth to preserve the high female range and quality of his prepubescent voice
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designers
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the people responsible for working with the director to create the look of the costumes, sets, lighting, and make-up for an opera
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diva
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literally "goddess" a term of praise for a female opera star (contemporary- applied to female pop singers)
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prima donna
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literally "first lady" the female star of an opera star in general (contemporary- temperamental or conceited performer)
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set- piece composition
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style of operatic composition used until the middle of the 19th century; musically self-contained scenes are strung together;audiences generally applaud after each scene
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recitative
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sung dialogue with minimal accompaniment and melody but maximum emphasis on the words; used to advance the plot and set up arias and other musical numbers
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aria
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composition for solo voice and accompaniment, more musically complex than a popular song; used as the building block for most operas
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duet
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a composition for two voices and accompaniment
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trio
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vocal composition for three voices and accompaniment
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aria da capo
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a three part aria form used primarily in the Baroque period; first section of text and music is followed by contrasting second section, then the first section is repeated with vocal ornamentations
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coloratura
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rapid and showy vocal pyrotechnics that display a singer's agility and range
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dynamics
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the gradations of volume in music, ranging from piano (soft) to forte (loud)
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tempo
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the speed at which a composition is performed, ranging from largo (slow) to allegro (fast)
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cavatina- cabaletta
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two part aria used especially in bel canto operas; a slow first section (the cavatina) is followed by a fast, pyrotechnic conclusion (the cabaletta)
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through-composition
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a more realistic style of opera composition that developed in the middle of the 19th century; the music continues without interruption from the beginning to the end of each act; there are no recitatives or applause breaks after musical numbers
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