Performing Arts part 2 Flashcards
uses a wider range of pitch than a speaker does
singer
its not so much the amount of air you let out but how slowly you let out the air
vocal chords
highest tone
tenor
mid-tone
baritone
lowest tone
bass
sings the high note
Soprano
sings the middle note
Mezzo-Soprano
sings the lowest note
Contralto
What does the style of singing depend on?
there culture or way of life
btwn the highest note and the lowest note a person can sing
Range
- Designed for a group
- most of it is related to the Church
Choral (Chorus)
- large forms of music
- accompanied by an orchestra
Oratorio
- smaller form of Music
- like an oratorio but shorter
Cantata
- usually tragic
- accompanied by an orchestra
Opera
What makes Opera different Oratorio and Cantata?
- theatrical form of music
- employs scenery, costumes, acting, and lighting
Composers of Opera:
- Puccini
- Verdi
- Bizet
- Wagner
single song for solo singers
Aria
What was prbly the 1st musical instrument?
Rede
or
Drum
Inventors of instruments:
- Apollo
- Pan
- Orphius