MUL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Henry Purcell, Castrato, Aria
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The book of any musical dramatic work (like an opera) is called the _____ A singer with a very low voice is called a ____ A song for a solo voice with an orchestral accompaniment is called an _____ A _____ is like an aria, but with two voices instead of one. An ______ is like an aria, but with three voices or more. The _____ is the guy who manages time, beats, expression, cues, and balance of instruments. The earliest known opera to be preserved is ____ The first opera house that the public could purchase a seat to opened in _____, in the year of ______ True or false, the machines that operated the parts of the stage in the baroque period was compact and efficient. Male singers who had been castrated before puberty, resulting in a higher pitch, were called _____ Ornamental notes that weren"t actually a part of the peice were called ___.
