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“Blue Moon”

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Rogers and Hart song sung by Elvis Presley

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“Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered”

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Rogers and Hart song from the musical Pal Joey

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Moss Hart

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American playwright, librettist, and theater director

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George S. Kaufman

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American playwright, theater director, humorist, and drama critic, often collaborated with Moss Hart

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“Anvil Chorus”

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English name for the “Coro di Zingari” (lit. “chorus of gypsies”) from Verdi’s opera Il Trovatore (“the troubador”) (“Chi del gita-a-no i giorni abbella?)

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Hard to Get

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1938 romantic comedy starring Dick Powell and Olivia de Havilland

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“You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby”

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Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer song sung by Dick Powell in movie Hard to Get

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Julius

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real first name of Groucho Marx

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Irving Thalberg

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American film producer in early Hollywood

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“You Brought a New Kind of Love”

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song sung by Maurice Chevalier in The Big Pond (1930)

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Duck Soup

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1933 Marx Brothers’ movie

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basic premise of Duck Soup

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Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho) becomes the dictator of Freedonia as a condition of the wealthy widow Teasdale’s giving the country the money needed to save it from ruin; meanwhile, neighboring Sylvania schemes to provoke political chaos in the country so it can annex it; to do so, it sends two bumbling spies (Chico and Harpo) to accomplish the task

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“The Sailor’s Hornpipe”

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a traditional hornpipe melody and linked dance with origins in the Royal Navy

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“The College Hornpipe”, “Jack’s the Lad”

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two other names for “The Sailor’s Hornpipe”

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Fantasia on British Sea Songs

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medley of British sea songs first performed by Henry Wood that mirrors the course of the Battle of Trafalgar from the point of view of a British sailor; included in the Last Night of the Proms; includes “The Sailor’s Hornpipe”

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use of “The Sailor’s Hornpipe” in popular culture

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introduces Popeye’s theme song in the 1930s cartoon

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“promenade concert”

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full term for “Prom” (UK)

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The BBC Proms

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an eight-week summer session of daily orchestral classical music concerts and related events held annually

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main site of the BBC Proms

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Royal Albert Hall in central London

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“Stars and Stripes Forever”

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best-known Sousa march

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the mirror scene

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famous sight gag in Duck Soup involving Groucho and Harpo dressed as Groucho looking at each other in what they take to be a mirror

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All God’s Chillun Got Wings

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a 1924 expressionist play by Eugene O’Neill about miscegenation inspired by the old Negro spiritual of the same name

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“Light Cavalry Overture”

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instrumental overture composed by Franz von Suppé; often used in horse riding sequences in movies, similarly to Rossini’s “William Tell Overture” (it has a galloping rhythm followed by that “gotta get up in the mooorning” rhythm)

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“Ain’t She Sweet”

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1927 Milton Ager song, later recorded by The Beatles

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Chitlin’ Circuit

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network of live venues in eastern half of the U.S. at which African-American musicians and performers were welcome and thrived in the period of segregation (1930s to 1960s)

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A Night at the Opera

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1935 Marx Brothers’ movie

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screenplay to A Night at the Opera

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written by George S. Kaufman

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“Vesti la giubba”

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“Put on the costume”/”On with the Motley”, a tenor aria Pagliacci (very dramatic sounding, think Seinfeld, clown, moment of revelation); sung at the end of the first act, when Canio discovers his wife’s infidelity, but must nevertheless go on with his performance as Pagliaccio the clown; most famously sung and recorded by Caruso

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Pagliacci

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1892 Leoncavallo opera

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“Ridi, Pagliaccio/sul tuo amore infranto!/Ridi del duol, che t’avvelena il cor!”

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“Laugh, clown, at your broken love! Laugh at the grief that poisons your heart!”

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Horse Feathers

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1932 Marx Brothers’ movie about a football game

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Animal Crackers

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1930 Marx Brothers’ movie about the theft of a famous painting and its replacement with a copy

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“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

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song made famous as sung by Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis

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Meet Me in St. Louis

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1944 musical film about the 1903 St. Louis World’s Fair starring Judy Garland

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“You’ll Never Walk Alone”

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Rogers and Hammerstein song from the 1945 musical Carousel

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“Trepak” (or “Russian Dance”)

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musical piece from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker (dancing flowers in Fantasia)

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jukebox musical

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musical constructed around well-known popular songs (rather than original songs)

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Stephen Sondheim

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American composer and lyricist credited with reinventing the American musical

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Alphabet City

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a district in the East Village in NYC

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Oklahoma!

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1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical

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basic plot of Oklahoma!

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two rival suitors, Curly McLain and the sinister Jud Fry, court farm girl Laurey Williams; meanwhile, a secondary romance occurs between Will Parker and Ado Annie

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“Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’”, “Oklahoma”, “Kansas City”

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3 songs from Oklahoma!

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setting of Oklahoma!

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1906 Indian Territory (i.e., Oklahoma)

44
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Oklahoma! movie

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1955 adaptation of the musical Oklahoma! with Shirley Jones, Eddie Albert and Rod Steiger

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State Fair

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1945 musical comedy film remake of the 1933 film, music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hammerstein

46
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State Fair unique note

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only Rodgers and Hammerstein musical written directly for film

47
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basic premise of State Fair

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Will the Frake family have a good time at the Iowa State Fair?

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South Pacific

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1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on James Michener’s collection of stories, Tales of the South Pacific

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“Some Enchanted Evening”

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song from South Pacific

50
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The King and I

A

1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on a novel which was a fictional adaptation of an English governess’s account of her experiences in Siam

51
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Rogers and Hart song sung by Elvis Presley

A

“Blue Moon”

52
Q

Rogers and Hart song from the musical Pal Joey

A

“Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered”

53
Q

American playwright, librettist, and theater director

A

Moss Hart

54
Q

American playwright, theater director, humorist, and drama critic, often collaborated with Moss Hart

A

George S. Kaufman

55
Q

English name for the “Coro di Zingari” (lit. “chorus of gypsies”) from Verdi’s opera Il Trovatore (“the troubador”) (“Chi del gita-a-no i giorni abbella?)

A

“Anvil Chorus”

56
Q

1938 romantic comedy starring Dick Powell and Olivia de Havilland

A

Hard to Get

57
Q

Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer song sung by Dick Powell in movie Hard to Get

A

“You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby”

58
Q

real first name of Groucho Marx

A

Julius

59
Q

American film producer in early Hollywood

A

Irving Thalberg

60
Q

song sung by Maurice Chevalier in The Big Pond (1930)

A

“You Brought a New Kind of Love”

61
Q

1933 Marx Brothers’ movie

A

Duck Soup

62
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Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho) becomes the dictator of Freedonia as a condition of the wealthy widow Teasdale’s giving the country the money needed to save it from ruin; meanwhile, neighboring Sylvania schemes to provoke political chaos in the country so it can annex it; to do so, he sends two bumbling spies (Chico and Harpo) to accomplish the task

A

basic premise of Duck Soup

63
Q

a traditional hornpipe melody and linked dance with origins in the Royal Navy

A

“The Sailor’s Hornpipe”

64
Q

two other names for “The Sailor’s Hornpipe”

A

“The College Hornpipe”, “Jack’s the Lad”

65
Q

medley of British sea songs first performed by Henry Wood that mirrors the course of the Battle of Trafalgar from the point of view of a British sailor; included in the Last Night of the Proms; includes “The Sailor’s Hornpipe”

A

Fantasia on British Sea Songs

66
Q

introduces Popeye’s theme song in the 1930s cartoon

A

use of “The Sailor’s Hornpipe” in popular culture

67
Q

full term for “Prom” (UK)

A

“promenade concert”

68
Q

an eight-week summer session of daily orchestral classical music concerts and related events held annually

A

The BBC Proms

69
Q

Royal Albert Hall in central London

A

main site of the BBC Proms

70
Q

best-known Sousa march

A

“Stars and Stripes Forever”

71
Q

famous sight gag in Duck Soup involving Groucho and Harpo dressed as Groucho looking at each other in what they take to be a mirror

A

the mirror scene

72
Q

a 1924 expressionist play by Eugene O’Neill about miscegenation inspired by the old Negro spiritual of the same name

A

All God’s Chillun Got Wings

73
Q

instrumental overture composed by Franz von Suppé; often used in horse riding sequences in movies, similarly to Rossini’s “William Tell Overture” (it has a galloping rhythm followed by that “gotta get up in the mooorning” rhythm)

A

“Light Cavalry Overture”

74
Q

1927 Milton Ager song, later recorded by The Beatles

A

“Ain’t She Sweet”

75
Q

network of live venues in eastern half of the U.S. at which African-American musicians and performers were welcome and thrived in the period of segregation (1930s to 1960s)

A

Chitlin’ Circuit

76
Q

1935 Marx Brothers’ movie

A

A Night at the Opera

77
Q

written by George S. Kaufman

A

screenplay to A Night at the Opera

78
Q

“Put on the costume”/”On with the Motley”, a tenor aria from Pagliacci (very dramatic sounding, think Seinfeld, clown, moment of revelation); sung at the end of the first act, when Canio discovers his wife’s infidelity, but must nevertheless go on with his performance as Pagliaccio the clown; most famously sung and recorded by Caruso

A

“Vesti la giubba”

79
Q

1892 Leoncavallo opera

A

Pagliacci

80
Q

“Laugh, clown, at your broken love! Laugh at the grief that poisons your heart!”

A

“Ridi, Pagliaccio/sul tuo amore infranto!/Ridi del duol, che t’avvelena il cor!”

81
Q

1932 Marx Brothers’ movie about a football game

A

Horse Feathers

82
Q

1930 Marx Brothers’ movie about the theft of a famous painting and its replacement with a copy

A

Animal Crackers

83
Q

song made famous as sung by Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis

A

“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

84
Q

1944 musical film about the 1903 St. Louis World’s Fair starring Judy Garland

A

Meet Me in St. Louis

85
Q

Rogers and Hammerstein song from the 1945 musical Carousel

A

“You’ll Never Walk Alone”

86
Q

musical piece from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker (dancing flowers in Fantasia)

A

“Trepak” (or “Russian Dance”)

87
Q

musical constructed around well-known popular songs (rather than original songs)

A

jukebox musical

88
Q

American composer and lyricist credited with reinventing the American musical

A

Stephen Sondheim

89
Q

a district in the East Village in NYC

A

Alphabet City

90
Q

1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical

A

Oklahoma!

91
Q

two rival suitors, Curly McLain and the sinister Jud Fry, court farm girl Laurey Williams; meanwhile, a secondary romance occurs between Will Parker and Ado Annie

A

basic plot of Oklahoma!

92
Q

3 songs from Oklahoma!

A

“Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’”, “Oklahoma”, “Kansas City”

93
Q

1906 Indian Territory (i.e., Oklahoma)

A

setting of Oklahoma!

94
Q

1955 adaptation of the musical Oklahoma! with Shirley Jones, Eddie Albert and Rod Steiger

A

Oklahoma! movie

95
Q

1945 musical comedy film adaptation of the 1933 film of the same name, music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hammerstein

A

State Fair

96
Q

only Rodgers and Hammerstein musical written directly for film

A

State Fair unique note

97
Q

Will the Frake family have a good time at the Iowa State Fair?

A

basic premise of State Fair

98
Q

1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on James Michener’s collection of stories, Tales of the South Pacific

A

South Pacific

99
Q

song from South Pacific

A

“Some Enchanted Evening”

100
Q

1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on a novel which was a fictional adaptation of an English governess’s account of her experiences in Siam

A

The King and I

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