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The art or practice of writing or producing dramatic works via any artistic medium.

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timbre

Drama; Opera

French term meaning ‘quality of the sound’ (Pronounced tam-ber).

tone

Drama; Opera

The sound quality of an instrument or voice. Also an interval equal to two semitones.

tone color

Drama; Opera

The tonal quality of the sound; they way individual parts are put together.

trio

Drama; Opera

An extended musical passage performed by three singers.

upstage/downstage

Drama; Opera

Positions on stage; upstage is toward the rear of the stage and farthest from the audience while downstage is toward the lip of the stage, closest to the audience. On a raked ...

verismo

Drama; Opera

A theatrical style in the late 1800s that depicted ordinary, everyday characters in melodramatic situations. Puccini’s Il Trittico, a tryptch, includes the ‘verismo’ melodramas Il ...

vibrato

Drama; Opera

The slightly fluctuating quality in a singer’s voice while sustaining a pitch, the quality that produces warmth of feeling in the human voice.

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