Musicals

Question 1

What is a book musical?

Answer 1

A musical that contains dialogue scenes as well as songs. For example West Side story

Question 2

What is a through sung musical?

Answer 2

Contains no dialogue and is sung all the way through. Such as Les Miserables

Question 3

What is an overture?

Answer 3

A piece of music at the beginning of act one of a musical which can help set the mood of the show. sometimes in early musicals this can be a selection of songs from the show. This catches the attention of the crowd.

Question 4

What is a ballet?

Answer 4

This is sometimes included in shows and often represents as a dream. usually contains musical material already heard and often provides some interesting musical variation?An example is in Oklahoma! and Westside story.

Question 5

What is a chorus?

Answer 5

Chorus is a type of song for a group of people. This tradition has continued from opera and is an effective way to establish the idea of a community and a large scenes. often includes harmony or unison passages. An example of this is look down from Les Misérables. 

Question 6

What is an underscore?

Answer 6

Music that is written to play underneath the scene of dialogue