Falsetto

Falsetto

A heady, light voice common to the male voice when used to imitate a female voice.

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falsetto

Music; Classical

A style of male singing where by partial use of the vocal chords, the voice is able to reach the pitch of a female.

falsetto

Music; General music

Vocal technique whereby men can sing above their normal range, producing a lighter sound.

falsetto

Music; General music

Vocal technique whereby men can sing above their normal range, producing a lighter sound.

falsetto

Drama; Opera

A method of singing above the natural range of the male voice. Often used in opera for comic effects such as a man imitating a woman.

capella

Drama; Opera

A term that describes singing without accompaniment.

brava!

Drama; Opera

A term used during applause to commend the performance of female performers on stage. Bravo for male performers, Bravi for the entire ensemble or male and female performers ...

semitone

Drama; Opera

A half step or half tone, an interval midway between two whole tones.

set

Drama; Opera

A construction on stage built to suggest place and time in which the singers enact the story of the opera plot.

sharp (

Drama; Opera

Any note a semitone higher than another note..

singspiel

Drama; Opera

“sung play”; A form of German musical drama that used spoken dialogue in addition to musical numbers. Examples of “singspiel” are Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio, Von ...