5. OPERA
● is a form of theatre in which music is a
fundamental component and dramatic roles
are taken by singers.
● It is a musical composition having all or most of
its text set to music with arias, recitative,
choruses, duets, trios, etc. sung to orchestral
accompaniment.
8. Score -
the book that the
composer and librettist
put together. The score
has all the musical
notes, words and ideas
to help the performers
tell the story.
9. Aria
● an air or solo singing part sung by a
principal character. This song is
what the public will remember best
when leaving the opera house.
● Properly and well sung, a beautiful
aria can bring an audience to its feet
and decide the fate of an entire
opera.
14. MALE VOICES
● Tenor- highest male voice
● Baritone- Middle male
voice, It is the common
male voice.
● Bass- lowest male voice
15. FEMALE VOICES
● Soprano- highest female voice
● Coloratura-highest soprano voice
● Lyric-bright and full sound
● Dramatic- darker full sound
• Mezzo-Soprano- most common female
voice; strong middle voice, tone is darker or
deeper than the soprano
• Contralto- lowest female voice and most
unique among female
16. Dynamics and Vocal Embellishments were used to further affect the
way singers sing. SOME MUSICAL TERMS ARE USED LIKE:
● A Capella - one or more singers performing without
instrumental accompaniment.
● Cantabile - In a singing style
● Capo - Head, the beginning
● Coda - closing section appended to a movement or song.
● Dolce - sweetly
● Falsetto - a weaker and more airy voice usually in the
higher pitch ranges.
● Glissando - sliding quickly between 2 notes/
17. ● Passagio - parts of a singing voice where
register transitions occur.
● Rubato - slight speeding up or slowing down of
the tempo of a piece at the discretion of the
soloist.
● Tessitura - the most comfortable singing range
of a singer.
• Vibrato - rapidly repeated slight pitch
variation during a sustained note, to give
a richer & more varied sound.
