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1
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Opera

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Drama presented in music, with the characters singing instead of speaking.

2
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Where did operas begin?

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Florence.

3
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Recitative

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A half-singing, half-reciting style of presenting words in opera, cantata, oratorio, etc., following speech accents and speech rhythms closely. Secco and accompagnato.

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Aria

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A vocal number for solo singer and orchestra, generally in an opera, cantata, or oratorio.

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Arioso

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A singing settle between recitative and aria.

6
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Baroque vocal music was ___, and this was convened in the music.

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Emotional.

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Opera Seria

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A term for the serious, heroic opera of the Baroque period in Italy.

8
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The principle type of Italian Baroque opera:

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Opera Seria.

9
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What voices were prominent in Opera Seria?

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Soprano and mezzo soprano, as well as castrati.

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Libretto

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The words of an opera.

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Secco Recitative

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Recitative that is only accompanied by continuo.

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Accompanied Recitative

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Recitative that is accompanied by orchestra.

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Da Capo Form

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Literally, “from the beginning”; a direction to the performer to repeat music from the beginning of the piece up to a later point.

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What is the literal translation of “da capo?”

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From the head.

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Opera Buffa

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Italian comic opera.

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What type of opera involved acting as well as singing?

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Opera Buffa.

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Ensemble

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A musical number in an opera, cantata, or oratorio that us sung by two or more people.

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Duet

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An ensemble of two singers.

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Da Capo Aria

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An aria in ABA form, i.e., one in which the A section is sung da capo at the end.

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