Tap/play/music/painter Flashcards
What musical act is tap closely related to?
Tap is related to drumming
List in order from oldest to youngest, the lineage of great tap dancers
Sammy Davis Jr., Gregory Hines,Savian glover
What is meant when it’s said “musicians listen to surroundings for rythmic and melodic inspirations”
They find rythmic and melodic ideas from natural or urban
What famous musical did Leonard berate in compose?
He composed west side stories
What way did Bernstein divide 6 8th notes to evoke Latin American dance?
He divides it into 2 ways, he divides 6 into two 3 and divides 6 into three 2
What forms Shakespeare play is it based on?
Romeo and Juliet (tony and Maria)
What piece of music does Mozart NOT finish before his death?
He did not finish requiem
What famous childhood theme did Mozart compose?
Twinkle twinkle little star
Who wrote a musical based on intersecting fairy tales and what is it called?
Stephen Sondheim created into the woods
Why is tap a unique dance form
It is a unique dance form because it is simitaneously choreography and music
Which play uses dark, sinister Music and lyrics to capture the emotion behind a barber’s insane search for revenge?
Sweeney Todd
Sunday in the Park with George is based on which famous French painter? What painting technique is he famous for?
It is based on George Seurat he uses the technique pointillism
What is audiation? Describe one film scene it is used in
Hear music in your head. One film scene was when Mozart was in his bed
Why is Mozarts Sonata form important?
AABA becomes modern day song form (verse verse chorus)
What do you call a dialogue between two musicians?
Trading fours
