3rd MONTHLY EXAM - music

Question 1

What is vocal classifications?

Answer 1

a tool for singers and listeners to categorize vocal properties and to associate roles with voice.

Question 2

What are the vocal classification for male?

Answer 2

1. Tenor
2. Baritone
3. Bass

Question 3

What are the meaning of the male vocal classifications?

Answer 3

1. highest male voice
2. middle, between tenor and bass. Most common
3. lowest voice

Question 4

What are the vocal classifications for female?

Answer 4

1. Soprano
2. Mezzo soprano
3. Contralto

Question 5

What are the meaning of the female vocal classifications?

Answer 5

1. highest voice
2. common strong middle tone, lower than soprano
3. lowest and most unique voice type

Question 6

Acapella?

Answer 6

one or more singers without instruments

Question 7

Capo?

Answer 7

head, the beginning

Question 8

Coda?

Answer 8

closing section appended to a moment or song

Question 9

Dolce?

Answer 9

sweetly

Question 10

Falsetto?

Answer 10

a weaker and airy voice usually in the higher pitch.

Question 11

Rubato?

Answer 11

slight speeding or slowing to the tempo of the piece at the discretion of the soloist.

Question 12

Tessitura?

Answer 12

most comfortable singing range of a singer

Question 13

Contabille?

Answer 13

singing style

Question 14

Vibrato?

Answer 14

a repeatedly slight pitch variation during a sustained note.

Question 15

What is an opera?

Answer 15

a play where all actors sing the lines instead of spoken, includes costume, drama and dancing.

Question 16

What is the book made by composers and librettist?

Answer 16

score

Question 17

Characteristics of romantic opera?

Answer 17

1. became popular during the romantic period
2. a story told by composers using the librettist words
3. each act unfolds with the actors singing their song
4. different roles emphasizes different voice types
5. most dialogues are sang or recitative style
6. solo singers are the most remembered performance

Question 18

What are the components of an opera?

Answer 18

1. Libretto
2. Score
3. Recitative
4. Aria

Question 19

Meaning of each opera components?

Answer 19

1. the text of an opera.
2. the book composers and librettist put together
3. declamatory singing
4. a solo singing part by a principal character