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maestro

Drama; Opera

An Italian term for the conductor of the orchestra.

A practice used by singers to conserve their voices in rehearsals. Either singing an octave up or down in order not to sing extremely high or low, or in a light quality to avoid singing strenuously ...

measure

Drama; Opera

A group of beats marked off by a bar line, also referred to as bar.

melodic contour

Drama; Opera

The line of highs and lows that is created by the melody.

melody

Drama; Opera

One line of music, the main theme.

mezza voce

Drama; Opera

“medium voice”; Singing ‘mezza voce’ means intentionally singing with less volume, usually to heighten the emotion. Also a term to mean singing softly.