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Pizzicato

Drama; Opera

A direction in music for an instrument to be plucked with the fingers instead of bowed.

Choreographer

Drama; Opera

The person who designs the movement of a dance.

Chorus

Drama; Opera

A group of mixed voices or the vocal ensemble of men and women who represent townspeople, relatives, guards, who contribute and comment on the action of the plot.

Claque

Drama; Opera

A group of people hired to sit in the audience and applaud to ensure success or jeer to ensure disaster.

Classical

Drama; Opera

The period in music history that falls after the Baroque and before the Romantic: ca. 1750 - 1830. Orchestral form and sonority was standardised (pairs of instruments, e.g.); form and structure ...

Concertmaster

Drama; Opera

The first chair violinist who plays occasional solos and is responsible for coordinating all the stringed instruments. The concertmaster decides on the bowing so that all of the bows moved in unison.

Comprimario

Drama; Opera

A singer who plays a secondary role such as a confidante, servant, messenger. Emilia, Desdemona’s maid in Verdi’s Othello, is an example of a comprimario role.