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Flashcards by Sarah Claire, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sarah Claire
over 4 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Opera | drama that is sung to orchestral accompaniment |
| Librettist | a person who writes the text of an opera or other long vocal work |
| Aria | a song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment |
| Recitative | a vocal line that imitates the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech |
| Ensemble | When three or more singers are involved |
| Chorus | group of singers that generate atmosphere and make comments on the action. creates a sense of tonal background |
| Prompter | gives cues and reminder to singers of words and pitches. sit in the prompters bow which rises just above the edge of center stage |
| Overture | purely orchestral composition, that starts most opera's. short musical statement that involves the audience in the overall dramatic mood. |
| Prelude | purely orchestral composition. introduction to acts, except the first one. |
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