Music - Musicals Flashcards
What is a musical?
a performance that includes acting, singing and often dancing to tell a story
developed from operas + operettas
popular since early 20th century
Traditional Musical
normally, use a full orchestra
singing is closer to an opera
Modern musical
sound poppier
Music is more electronic
Emotion song
tell us how a character is feeling
Narrative song
help to tell the story
Entertainment song
are just for fun
(quite rare)
Solo
a song sung by 1 Singer
Duet
sung by 2 Singers
Chorus
Sung by the ‘background’ singers
Company
sung by everyone
Ensemble
sung by a group of singers
aria
a solo song in an opera
recitative
a style of singing that is more like Speech
rhythm is free
melody not as important
Juke box musical
musical using songs that already exist
Overture
instrumental intro to a musical
Wait for it song context
narrative song
solo Aarun Burr (includes the chorus sometimes)
chorus repeats words to imitate delay
musical features in Wait for it
key: Db major
time signature: 4/4
instremunts : piano, Drumkit, bass guitar,synth, strings
tempo: Alegre (at the beginning), 188, 3rd verse is accelerando poco a poco
Dynamics:mezzo-forte
Structure of Wait for it
verse chorus
words in the chorus change slightly
There is a bridge
