Quiz Questions On Opera Music
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Which term matches "a musical composition for two performers"?
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Contralto
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Duet
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Supernumerary
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Prima Donna
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Which opera term matches "the Italian term shouted by an audience at the end of an outstanding aria, act or performance"?
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Cantata
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Verismo
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Bravo!
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Contralto
Correct Answer
A. Bravo! -
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Which opera term matches "the lowest of the male voices"?
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Bass
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Downstage
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Baroque
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Polyphony
Correct Answer
A. Bass -
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Which opera term matches "a category of the bass voice characterized by a melodic singing quality"?
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Basso Cantante
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Optra Comique
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Arioso
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Spinto
Correct Answer
A. Basso Cantante -
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Which opera term means "medium male voice that lies between the low bass and the higher tenor"?
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Baritone
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Opera Comique
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Raked Stage
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Trill
Correct Answer
A. Baritone -
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Which opera term matches "period of music from the early to mid 1600's through the mid 1700's"?
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Baroque
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Libretto
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Ballad Opera
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Cavatina
Correct Answer
A. Baroque -
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Which term matches "the addition of extra notes to an already established melody line"?
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Embellishment
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Heldentenor
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Opera Buffa
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Cantata
Correct Answer
A. Embellishment -
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Which opera term matches "scale pattern by playing all the white and black notes on a piano in a sequence"?
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Duet
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Chromatic
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Comprimario
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Crescendo
Correct Answer
A. Chromatic -
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Which opera term matches "a castrated male prized for his high singing voice"?
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Counterpoint
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Castrato
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Ballad Opera
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Polyphony
Correct Answer
A. Castrato -
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Which opera term matches "plots frequently revolved around disguises and misunderstandings"?
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Opus
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Cadenza
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Commedia Dell'Arte
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Overture
Correct Answer
A. Commedia Dell'Arte -
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Which music term matches "translations of the sung words generated electronically"?
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Finale Ultimo
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English Captions
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Bravo!
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Countertenor
Correct Answer
A. English Captions -
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Which music term matches "the period in music from roughly the mid 1700's to the early 1800's"?
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Pitch
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Classical
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Ballad Opera
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Comprimario
Correct Answer
A. Classical -
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Which opera term matches "a song for solo voice with instrumental accompaniment"?
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Aria
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Falsetto
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Coloratura Soprano
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Cavatina
Correct Answer
A. Aria -
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Which opera term matches "a form of English opera made popular in the early 18th century"?
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Cavatina
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Coloratura Soprano
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Entr'acte
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Ballad Opera
Correct Answer
A. Ballad Opera -
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Which opera term means putting together two, three, four or even more independent musical lines?
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Counterpoint
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Cabaletta
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Libretto
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Singspiel
Correct Answer
A. Counterpoint -
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