Quiz 14-16 Flashcards
who were the creators of rose-marie?
arthur & oscar hammerstein, otto harbach, rudolf friml, and herbert stothart
what was the biggest hit in rose-marie?
‘indian love call’
who was the composer of ‘no, no, nanette’?
vincent youmans
what was the biggest hit in ‘no, no, nanette’?
‘tea for two’ (which was written via dummy lyric)
what is a dummy lyric?
a poem that is nonsensical, but has the right rhythm and rhyme scheme
who was the composer of ‘the desert song’? the lyricists?
sigmund romberg; oscar hammerstein ii & otto harbach
who was the composer of ‘sunny’? the lyricists?
jerome kern; oscar hammerstein ii & otto harbach
who was the star of ‘sunny’?
marilynn miller
why has ‘show boat’ seen changes in every revival?
changes in public attitudes about depiction of race, the original used the n-slur, some people were opposed to white & black actors acting together
a diegetic song in ‘show boat’?
‘can’t help lovin’ dat man’
what is a trunk song? name an example from ‘show boat’?
an earlier, unused song; ‘bill’
popular song form?
a-a-b-a’
what is a book song?
a number that was tied into the plot and often carried the plot further along
who was the composer of ‘smoke gets in your eyes’ from ‘roberta’?
charles k. harris
what is the plot of show boat?
it follows the lives of performers, stagehands, and dock workers on the ‘cotton blossom’ (a show boat). themes: racial prejudice, tragic & enduring love
