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31Coloratura — Farinelli, a soprano castrato famous for singing baroque coloratura roles (Corrado Giaquinto, c. 1755). Coloratura has several meanings. The word is originally from Italian, literally meaning coloring , and derives from the Latin word colorare (… …
32Clef — For other uses, see Clef (disambiguation). Treble and bass clefs shown with names of the notes. A clef (French: clef key ) is a musical symbol used to indicate the pitch of written notes.[1] …
33Tenor — This article is about the voice type. For other uses, see Tenor (disambiguation). Voice type Female voices Soprano Mezzo soprano Contralto Male voices Countertenor Tenor Baritone Bass The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest… …
34Vocal range — is the measure of the breadth of pitches that a human voice can phonate. Although the study of vocal range has little practical application in terms of speech, it is a topic of study within linguistics, phonetics, and speech and language… …
35Joseph Volpe (opera manager) — Joseph Volpe (born July 2, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York) was general manager of the Metropolitan Opera from 1990–2006. Biography Joseph Volpe grew up in Long Island, New York and opened his own auto mechanic business in high school. After a fire at …
36Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae — The Missa Hercules dux Ferrariae is a setting of the Ordinary of the Mass composed by Josquin des Prez, and dedicated to Ercole d Este I, Duke of Ferrara. The musical source material for the mass, the cantus firmus, is derived from the musical… …
37Extension (music) — In music an extension is a set of musical notes that lie outside the standard range.taffA note that lies outside the lines of a musical staff is an extension of the staff. The note will lie on a ledger line. Middle C for example is an extension… …
38Tenor cornett — The tenor cornett or lizard was a common musical instrument in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. This instrument was normally built in C and the pedal (lowest) note of the majority of tenor cornetts was the C below middle C. A number of… …
39Chest voice — is a term used within vocal music. The use of this term varies widely within vocal pedagogical circles and there is currently no one consistent opinion among vocal music professionals in regards to this term. Chest voice can be used in relation… …
40Euphonium repertoire — The euphonium repertoire consists of solo literature and orchestral or, more commonly, band parts written for the euphonium. Since its invention in 1843, the euphonium has always had an important role in ensembles, but solo literature was slow to …
