1) An art, IE, at the Met 2) Aria 3) Brief Bizet piece 4) Brief opera solo 5) Brief operatic solo 6) Brief solo 7) Brief solo number 8) English girl name 9) Italian musical form 10) Italian musical term 11) Little melody 12) Little air in Italian 13) Little air 14) Little air but Italian 15) Musical selection Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/arietta
(from the article `Monteverdi, Claudio`) ...accuracy. Monteverdi shows how the philosophy of music evolved during his early years in Venice could be put to use, using all the means available ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/99