Prospectus

Opera

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Italian

an abbreviation of opera in musica; a drama sung to the accompaniment of instruments, which may involve one or more singers

Orchestra pit

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an area in front of, and sometimes slightly beneath the stage in an opera house from where the orchestral musicians play

Quotation music

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music that parodies another work or works, presenting them in a new style or guise

Aufzug

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German

act of an opera of play

Bitonal

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where two keys are used simultaneously, originating from the use of modes, common in pre baroque, folk style and more modern…

Bitonality

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where two keys are used simultaneously, originating from the use of modes, common in pre baroque, folk style and more modern…

House

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a performance hall or theatre where the audience sits

Incipit

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the first line, or first few works, of a work, often used to identify it