a. Prima Donna (soprano).
b. A contralto.
c. An artificial or male soprano.
d. An artificial alto.
e. A tenor.
f. A bass.
II. (a) "Aria Cantabile" was quiet and slow with opportunities of ornamentation, accompanied by a figured bass under pathos.
(b) "Aria di portamento" in slow movement and marked rythm was sometimes accompanied only by one or two violins.
(c) "Aria di mezzo carattere" had the second part faster than the first, and the accompaniment was rich and varied.
(d) "Aria Parlante" was elaborately declamatory.