vocal music romantic period

where did romantic artists find inspiration?

landscapes

subjects of the romantic period

traditional myths, supernatural, less ordinary

when was the birth of opera houses

romantic period

story told by composers through music while using words of librettist

opera

book composer and librettist put together; has all the musical notes, words, and ideas

score

texts of an opera

libretto

declamatory singing used in prose parts and dialogue of opera

recitative

an air or solo singing part that public will remember best when leaving opera house

aria

main division of opera

acts

setting or place of opera

scene

highest male voice

tenor

middle male voice

baritone

lowest male voice

bass

highest female voice

soprano

most common female voice, strong middle voice

mezzo soprano

lowest female voice and most unique

contralto

one or more singers performing without instrumental accompaniment

acapella

singing style

cantabille

head, the beginning

capo

closing section appended to movement or song

coda

dolce

sweetly

weaker and more airy voice usually in higher pitch ranges

falsetto

sliding quickly between two notes

glissando

parts of singing voice where register transition occur

passagio

slight speeding up or slowing down of tempo of a piece

rubato

most comfortable singing range of a singer

tessitura

rapidly repeated slight pitch variation during a sustained note

vibrato