__________ music is one of the best tools for expressing one’s feelings. This form of expression became more evident during the Romantic period.

He was born in a poor family on December 22, 1858 in Lucca, Italy. He studied at the Milan Conservatory. He belonged to a group of composers who stressed realism.

Male Voice

(Three Correct Answer)

Rapidly repeated slight pitch variation during a sustained note, to give a richer & more varied sound.

Female Voice

(Four Correct Answer)

A weaker and more airy voice usually in the higher pitch ranges.

The text of an opera.

Declamatory singing, used in the prose parts and dialogue of opera. Different roles in operas are created taking into account different types of voices.

Romantic vocal forms like the art song and operas were about fantasy, supernatural, romance and the nature as mirror of the human heart.