1. (music) low loudness

2. the chorus of a ballet company

3. a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players

4. a style of expressing yourself in writing

5. a state of depression

7. write an instrumental score for

12. the act of singing

6. an unofficial association of people or groups

8. the person who leads a musical group

9. people in general (often used in the plural)

10. containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody

11. a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination