forte

“Beautiful song.” The art of Italian singing that emphasizes beautiful tone, masterful vocal technique, elegant phrasing. Bel canto flourished in the early 19th c. in the works of ...

bravo

Dramma; Opera

Literally, “brave, courageous.” A form of applause when shouted by members of the audience at the end of an especially pleasing performance. Strictly speaking, bravo is for a ...

cadencia

Dramma; Opera

An ornamental passage in which the flow of the piece has been stopped while the singer makes up or improvises flashy vocal aerobics.

camerata

Dramma; Opera

A group of Florentine writers and one musician who regularly met in the late 1600s to discuss art and experiment with art form. The ‘Camerata Fiorentina’ created opera by ...

cantabile

Dramma; Opera

“singable”; a term that asks the performer to sing or play in a gentle singing manner.

cantata

Dramma; Opera

A musical form usually encompassing chorus and soloists or a solo voice and instrument based on a narrative text. The most well-known cantatas are by J. S. Bach who set scriptural ...

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Settore/Dominio: Videogiochi Categoria: Gioco generale

Exposición de Entretenimiento Electrónico (E3)

Una conferencia anual que se celebra cada mes de junio en Los Angeles, en la que los desarrolladores de videojuegos anuncian y muestran sus futuros ...