3rd MONTHLY EXAM - music Flashcards
What is vocal classifications?
a tool for singers and listeners to categorize vocal properties and to associate roles with voice.
What are the vocal classification for male?
- Tenor
- Baritone
- Bass
What are the meaning of the male vocal classifications?
- highest male voice
- middle, between tenor and bass. Most common
- lowest voice
What are the vocal classifications for female?
- Soprano
- Mezzo soprano
- Contralto
What are the meaning of the female vocal classifications?
- highest voice
- common strong middle tone, lower than soprano
- lowest and most unique voice type
Acapella?
one or more singers without instruments
Capo?
head, the beginning
Coda?
closing section appended to a moment or song
Dolce?
sweetly
Falsetto?
a weaker and airy voice usually in the higher pitch.
Rubato?
slight speeding or slowing to the tempo of the piece at the discretion of the soloist.
Tessitura?
most comfortable singing range of a singer
Contabille?
singing style
Vibrato?
a repeatedly slight pitch variation during a sustained note.
What is an opera?
a play where all actors sing the lines instead of spoken, includes costume, drama and dancing.
What is the book made by composers and librettist?
score
Characteristics of romantic opera?
- became popular during the romantic period
- a story told by composers using the librettist words
- each act unfolds with the actors singing their song
- different roles emphasizes different voice types
- most dialogues are sang or recitative style
- solo singers are the most remembered performance
What are the components of an opera?
- Libretto
- Score
- Recitative
- Aria
Meaning of each opera components?
- the text of an opera.
- the book composers and librettist put together
- declamatory singing
- a solo singing part by a principal character
