VCS - italian words
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- pizza
- pie of flattened dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, etc. and then baked
- finale
- close (last section of a piece)
- mezzo-soprano
- female voice b/tw contralto and soprano
- staccato
- w/ breaks b/tw successive notes
- lento
- slow
- legato
- smooth and connected
- mezzotint
- picture engraved on copper/steel by polishing or scraping away parts of roughened surface
- stucco
- plaster made of cement, sand & lime - used to cover buildings roughly
- soprano
- highest voice in women and boys
- tenor
- male voice between baritone and alto
- virtuoso
- one who exhibits great skill in an art (playing an instrument
- grotto
- cave
- cognoscente
- person w/superior knowledge in a field
- fiasco
- complete or ridiculous failure
- terra-cotta
- hard clay used for vases or plant holders / 2. reddish orange or organe-brown color
- fortissimo
- very loud
- impresario
- organizer or director of an opera or ballet company or a concert serious
- simpatico/a
- possessing attractive qualities
- falsetto
- artificially high voice
- fresco
- art w/ watercolors
- opera
- play that is mostly sung w/ costumes, scenery, etc.
- tutti
- (adv) direction for all instruments or voices to perform together / (n)section of musical comp. played by all performers
- a cappella
- without musical accompaniment
- gondola
- 1. boat used in Venice canals / 2. cabin attached to underpart of lighter-than-air aircraft
- moderato
- in moderate time
- contralto
- lowest female voice
- concerto
- long musical composition (principal instruments + small orchestra)
- solo
- 1. piece of music for 1 voice/instru. / 2. anything done w/o a partner
- buffo
- comedic male singer in and opera
- salvo
- 1. simultaneous discharge of shots / 2. burst of cheers/applause
- trio
- 1. piece of music for 3 voices/instruments / 2, 3 performers
- sforzando
- accented
- andante
- moderately slow, but flowing
- piazza
- 1. town square, esp. in Italy / 2. veranda
- bravura
- pice of music requiring skill & spirit in the performer / 2. display of daring or brilliance
- campanile
- bell tower
- maestro
- conductor, composer, or music teacher / master in an art
- mountebank
- boastful pretender
- bravo/a
- shout applauding an excellent performance
- sonata
- piece of music (1 or 2) having 3-4 movements in contrasted rhythms but related tone
- presto
- quick
- oratorio
- religious musical comp. (solos chorus + orchestra)
- pasta
- 1. paste or dough - used dried, as in macaroni, or fresh, as in ravoli / 2. dish of cooed pasta
- prima donna
- 1. principal female singer in an opera / 2. extremely high-strung, sensitive person
- incognito
- (adv) with one's identity concealed / (n) disguised state
- prestissimo
- at a very rapid pace
- coloratura
- 1. vocal music ornamented with runs and trills
- crescendo
- gradually increasing in force or loudness
- patina
- film or incrustation, usually green, on old bronze or copper
- imbroglio
- difficult situation or dissagreement
- dolce
- soft, sweet
- cupola
- rounded roof
- grave
- slowest musical tempo
- Chianti
- dry, red, Italian wine
- alfresco
- in the open air
- cameo
- 1. gem or medallion cut in relief, the carved figure standing out from background / 2. brief role played by a prominent actor / 3. brief piece of brilliant film or writing
- scherzo
- light playful part of a sonata
- cantata
- composite vocal & instrumental work (soloist + small orchestra)
- allegro
- brisk, lively
- piano
- soft
- vivace
- brisk
- chiaroscuro
- 1. dist. & treatment of light and shade in painting / 2. painting or drawing that uses only light & shade
- alto
- 1. highest male voice or 2. lowest female voice
- rotunda
- round building or room
- antipasto
- appetizer of fish. meats, etc.
- rialto
- 1. marketplace / 2. theatre district
- gusto
- liking or taste
- dolce far niente
- delightful idleness
- imamorato
- man that one loves
- torso
- 1. trunk or body of a statue w/o head, arms, or legs / 2. human trunk
- pianissimo
- very soft
- imamorata
- woman that one loves
- intermezzo
- 1. short musical b/tw the acts of a play / 2. short musical standing alone or b/tw parts of extended musical composition
- portfolio
- 1. briefcase / 2. position/duties of a cabinet member or minister of state / 3. collection (of work)
- sotto voce
- under the breath
- canto
- one of the chief divisions of a long poem
- vibrato
- slightly throbbing or pulsating effect, adding warmth & beauty to the tone
- arpeggio
- 1. playing of tones of a chord in rapid succession
- basso
- lowest male voice
- largo
- slow and dignified
- decrescendo
- gradually decreasing in force or loudness
- vendetta
- feud for blood revenge
- portico
- roof supported by columns, forming a porch or covered walk
- mezzanine
- intermediate story in a theatre b/tw main floor and first balcony
- tremolo
- "trembling" rapid repetition of a tone or chord, w/o breaks, to express emotion
- diva
- principal female singer in an opera
- duet
- 1. piece of music for 2 voices or instruments / 2. 2 ppl performing together
- forte
- loud
- politico
- politician
- majolica
- enameled pottery, very colorful
- baritone
- male voice between basso and tenor
- adagio
- in an easy, graceful manner
- intaglio
- design engraved by making cuts in a surface, into which the incised figure is sunk
- dilettante
- 1. amateur at art / 2, art lover
- aria
- melody; esp. an elaborate one for a single voice in an opera
- tempera
- method of painting where the colors are mixed w/ egg yolk instead of oil
- libretto
- text of an opera or other long comp.