An open list of 54 words by bourdonnement.
- pulchritudinous was added by bourdonnement and appears on 123 other lists
- divina was added by marky and appears on just this list
- libretto was added by marky and appears on 29 other lists
- diegetic was added by bourdonnement and appears on 19 other lists
- syncretism was added by bourdonnement and appears on 54 other lists
- mezzo-soprano was added by marky and appears on 2 other lists
- contralto was added by bourdonnement and appears on 23 other lists
- coloratura was added by marky and appears on 33 other lists
- tenor was added by marky and appears on 28 other lists
- baritone was added by marky and appears on 14 other lists
- bass-baritone was added by marky and appears on just this list
- bass was added by marky and appears on 37 other lists
- susurrus was added by bourdonnement and appears on 156 other lists
- Non più mesta was added by marky and appears on just this list
- Scherza infida was added by marky and appears on just this list
- chorus was added by marky and appears on 17 other lists
- enigmatic was added by marky and appears on 93 other lists
- bel canto was added by marky and appears on 6 other lists
- crescendo was added by marky and appears on 74 other lists
- countertenor was added by marky and appears on 5 other lists
- aria was added by marky and appears on 60 other lists
- diva was added by marky and appears on 19 other lists
- double aria was added by marky and appears on just this list
- da capo aria was added by marky and appears on 3 other lists
- maestro was added by marky and appears on 30 other lists
- tremelo was added by marky and appears on 2 other lists
- vibrato was added by marky and appears on 29 other lists
- sextet was added by marky and appears on 9 other lists
- soubrette was added by marky and appears on 55 other lists
- roulade was added by marky and appears on 12 other lists
- timbre was added by marky and appears on 74 other lists
- commedia dell'arte was added by bourdonnement and appears on 3 other lists
- leitmotiv was added by bourdonnement and appears on 18 other lists
- fioritura was added by marky and appears on 7 other lists
- compulsory was added by marky and appears on 26 other lists
- jeremiad was added by bourdonnement and appears on 106 other lists
- parsimonious was added by bourdonnement and appears on 172 other lists
- Götterdämmerung was added by bourdonnement and appears on 9 other lists
- euphonium was added by bourdonnement and appears on 27 other lists
- subdominant was added by bourdonnement and appears on 6 other lists
- legato was added by marky and appears on 25 other lists
- splendid was added by marky and appears on 77 other lists
- virtuosity was added by marky and appears on 19 other lists
- ornamentation was added by marky and appears on 5 other lists
- trill was added by marky and appears on 56 other lists
- range was added by marky and appears on 40 other lists
- register was added by marky and appears on 35 other lists
- Wagnerian was added by marky and appears on 2 other lists
- castrato was added by marky and appears on 10 other lists
- magnum opus was added by marky and appears on 27 other lists
- falsetto was added by marky and appears on 18 other lists
- appoggiatura was added by marky and appears on 34 other lists
- tonality was added by marky and appears on 11 other lists
- ariodante was added by marky and appears on just this list
dontcry In my experience, opera fans tend to be more posttentious than anything else. Jun 28, 2011
marky cool list! Jun 28, 2011
thtownse Now why must these legitimate music terms be called pretentious? I suppose opera fans are perceived as pretentious and perhaps rightly so in some cases, but I don't think of myself as pretentious simply because I take tremendous delight in the splendid pulchritudinous virtuosity of coloratura ornamentation? Nov 11, 2010
marky btw, I've been totally getting into Joyce DiDonato. She's amazing. Nov 4, 2010
marky this should be good... Nov 4, 2010