A World of Music Activities 1

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1. An opera is a Cloze (1): theatricalscenerymythologybaroqueballettragedymelodiesClassicalaristocracypitch JXUwMDJjJXUwMDFjJXUwMDBkJXUwMDA0JXUwMDE1JXUwMDA2JXUwMDFiJXUwMDBhJXUwMDAyJXUwMDBk work where operatic voices sing a libretto (the lyrics to opera music) while accompanied by a classical orchestra. They also include Cloze (2): theatricalscenerymythologybaroqueballettragedymelodiesClassicalaristocracypitch JXUwMDJiJXUwMDEwJXUwMDA2JXUwMDBiJXUwMDBiJXUwMDE3JXUwMDBi , costumes and sometimes Cloze (3): theatricalscenerymythologybaroqueballettragedymelodiesClassicalaristocracypitch JXUwMDNhJXUwMDAzJXUwMDBkJXUwMDAwJXUwMDA5JXUwMDEx .

2. The stories in the Cloze (4): theatricalscenerymythologybaroqueballettragedymelodiesClassicalaristocracypitch JXUwMDNhJXUwMDAzJXUwMDEzJXUwMDFkJXUwMDFlJXUwMDA0JXUwMDEw period focused on Greek Cloze (5): theatricalscenerymythologybaroqueballettragedymelodiesClassicalaristocracypitch JXUwMDM1JXUwMDE0JXUwMDBkJXUwMDFjJXUwMDA3JXUwMDAzJXUwMDAzJXUwMDA4JXUwMDFl and represented love, death, Cloze (6): theatricalscenerymythologybaroqueballettragedymelodiesClassicalaristocracypitch JXUwMDJjJXUwMDA2JXUwMDEzJXUwMDA2JXUwMDAyJXUwMDAxJXUwMDFk and duty confronted to feelings.

3.  Cloze (7): theatricalscenerymythologybaroqueballettragedymelodiesClassicalaristocracypitch JXUwMDFiJXUwMDJmJXUwMDBkJXUwMDEyJXUwMDAwJXUwMDFhJXUwMDBhJXUwMDAyJXUwMDBk opera developed in a period of history where the power of Cloze (8): theatricalscenerymythologybaroqueballettragedymelodiesClassicalaristocracypitch JXUwMDM5JXUwMDEzJXUwMDFiJXUwMDFhJXUwMDA3JXUwMDFiJXUwMDBjJXUwMDExJXUwMDEzJXUwMDAyJXUwMDFh was questioned and the Enlightening thinking arose. Operas became more theatrical, the Cloze (9): theatricalscenerymythologybaroqueballettragedymelodiesClassicalaristocracypitch JXUwMDJiJXUwMDEwJXUwMDA2JXUwMDBiJXUwMDBiJXUwMDE3JXUwMDBi and structure became more important than the music, which also turned to simpler melodies and lyrics.

4. The Romantic operas included florid complex Cloze (10): theatricalscenerymythologybaroqueballettragedymelodiesClassicalaristocracypitch JXUwMDM1JXUwMDA4JXUwMDA5JXUwMDAzJXUwMDBiJXUwMDBkJXUwMDBjJXUwMDE2 which required singers' high Cloze (11): theatricalscenerymythologybaroqueballettragedymelodiesClassicalaristocracypitch JXUwMDI4JXUwMDE5JXUwMDFkJXUwMDE3JXUwMDBi control.