(1) Vocal Music of The Romantic Period Flashcards
one or more singers performing without instrumental accompaniment.
A Capella
In a singing style
Cantabile
Head, the beginning
Capo
closing section appended to a movement or song.
Coda
sweetly
Dolce
a weaker and more airy voice usually in the higher pitch arranges.
Falsetto
sliding quickly between 2 notes.
Glissando
parts of a singing voice where register transition occurs.
Passagio
slight speeding up or slowing down of the tempo of a piece at the discretion of the soloist.
Rubato
the most comfortable singing range of a singer
Tessitura
rapidly repeated slight pitch variation during a sustained note, to give a richer & more varied sound.
Vibrato
can be characterized as extravagant spectacles with the tendency towards heroic and epic subjects, supernaturalism, mystery, and passion.
Romantic Operas
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. It is usually characterized by elaborate costumes, scenery and choreography.
Opera
the text of an opera. Librettist and the composer work closely together to tell the story.
Libretto
the book that the composer and librettist put together. It has all the musical notes, words and ideas to help the performers to tell the story. Often, there are operas with overtures, preludes, prologues, several acts, finales and postludes
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