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HEADER EARLIEST KNOWN DECOR DEUTSCHE SCHAUBUHNE PRAGUE EARLY 19TH C

Glossary

 

Musical terms and people

Accompaniment
Adagio
Allegro
Arpeggio
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Baroque period
Beethoven, Ludwig van 
Boito, Arrigo 
Britten, Benjamin 
Chord
Chromatic
Classical period
Concerto
Contredanse
Da capo
Deutscher (or Ländler)
Dynamic(s)
Handel, George Frideric
Harmony
Haydn, Joseph 
Improvisation
Leitmotif
Lully, Jean-Baptiste 
Mackerras, Charles 
Melody
Minuet
Movement
Ornament
Overture
Parlour music
Polyphony
Puccini, Giacomo 
Romantic period
Scarlatti, Alessandro 
Score
Sondheim, Stephen
Sullivan, Arthur 
Symphony
Tessitura
Timbre
Verdi, Giuseppe 
Vivaldi, Antonio 
Wagner, Richard 

 

Opera terms and people

Allen, Thomas
Alvarez, Marcelo
Aria
Baritone
Bass
Bass-baritone
Caballé, Montserrat
Callas, Maria
Castrato
Classical unities
Contralto
Countertenor
Daniels, David
Da Ponte, Lorenzo
Domingo, Plácido
Ensemble
Falsetto
Fleming, Reneé
Gilbert, W. S.
Keenlyside, Simon
Kirchschlager, Angelika
Libretto
Mezzo-soprano
Passaggio
Recitative
Scholl, Andreas
Soprano
Te Kanawa, Kiri
Tenor
Terfel, Bryn
Tomlinson, John
Trouser role (or Breeches role)
Vienna
Villazón, Rolando
Vocal Register
Voice Types
Weber, Aloysia

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