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Starts With A Vowel
Going to the Opera
Double Constant
A Story of Violence
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100
This word means "entangled in a bush" in Latin and is a confused or difficult situation.
What is imbroglio?
100
The lowest female voice or part, between a soprano and a tenor.
What is a contralto?
100
If one is to vindicate themselves, which means avenge, they would be described as having this against their adversary.
What is vendetta?
100
The thief stole a jewel that was cut in this type of manner that has a figure or design cut beneath the surface of a hard metal or stone.
What is intaglio?
100
A musician that displays great skill and spirit or a display of daring.
What is a bravura?
200
This means a figure or design cut beneath the surface of a hard metal or stone, it is in contrast with the word cameo.
What is intaglio?
200
A typically male singing voice or the result of producing tones which go beyond the voice's normal range, thus FAKE.
What is falsetto?
200
Rather than playing chords simultaneously, the symphony switched to playing chords in succession which is known as this.
What is arpeggio?
200
When the thief was caught he put in front of firing squad, they discharged their weapons in a simultaneous manner, to the SALUTATIONS of the crowd.
What is salvo?
200
This is a direction in music that is in a slow solemn manner, it reminds me of be lethargic.
What is largo?
300
The playing of tones of a chord in rapid succession rather than simultaneously.
What is arpeggio?
300
The text of an Opera or other dramatic musical work, you may find it in a LIBRARY.
What is libretto?
300
Rather than being called a screenplay or novel, the text of an opera or other dramatical musical work is called this.
What is libretto?
300
The thief's son swore that he would would avenge his father against the mayor, who was the man who sentenced the thief to death. He swore this, which is a blood feud marked by bitter hostility.
What is vendetta?
300
A gradual increase in the volume or intensity of sound, this can be referred to as a musical passage or referring to people talking. This sometimes happens in class.
What is Crescendo?
400
Moderate in tempo; this is a musical direction faster than adagio but slower than allegretto.
What is andante?
400
The opera moves too fast for me, so I went to see a ballet where they played this type of music for me which refers to a slow movement. (In my high school this was a co-ed dance team)
What is adagio?
400
Brittany Spears uses lots of equipment to modify her voice and artificially produce tones, so she could be considered to be singing in this manner.
What is falsetto?
400
One day in the town square, the loud sound or tone of a gun shot was heard. The people were scared because the gun's shooting was in this manner.
What is fortissimo?
400
A very loud passage, sound or tone. (Hint: Forte means strong in Italian, this refers to a strong sound)
What is fortissimo?
500
This when the design is raised and differs in color from the background?
What is intaglio?
500
Most Operas that I have seen have been based upon a blood feud or prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility. An Italian word for revenge and also a movie with Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving in a scary mask.
What is Vendetta?
500
This is from the old French word destachier (detach) and it means to simulate rests between successive tones. (Hint: think of someone's high-heels clicking in the hallway, sometimes high-heels are stilettos).
What is staccato?
500
As the people once again appeared in the town square, they found the mayor's body and with a gradual increase in the volume and intensity of their voices, which is in this manner, they knew the son of the thief had obtained his vendetta.
What is crescendo?
500
Music performed with a crisp, sharp attack to simulate rests between successive tones. This is not what houses are made out of on the west-coast (stucco).
What is staccato?