One of the style features of Puccini’s music is that instruments in the orchestra often play the vocal line. In this excerpt, which instrument(s) play(s) the melody with the singer? Group of answer choices woodwind section solo clarinet French horn solo violin

Solo Violin

Explanation:

Giacomo Puccini is seen as the greatest composer of Italian opera after Giuseppe Verdi. He took the Italian Opera into the 20th century. His four most popular writings of all time in a series of works include: La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot. The Puccini’s family had been church musicians in the city of Lucca for generations.

Puccini's opera has a hallmark quality of doubling of key vocal lines by the strings in the orchestra. His orchestra are larger and help to provide much accompaniments.

Puccini had an understanding that if orchestra double key moments, the voice can be supported, strengthened, and made to produce a larger sound than it already is.