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Vocal Music I Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| differences between musical theatre and opera | opera has no dialog |
| Differences between musical theatre and plays | musicals- music has something to do with show |
| What is the book of a musical? | the story of the show and spoken dialog |
| What is the libretto | lyrics and book combined |
| what is the score | the music and lyrics combined |
| what is a torch song | song about lost love |
| What is an 11'o clock # | character has a revelation in the song |
| what is an I am song | tells who a person is |
| what is a i want song | tells about what the character wants |
| Book musical | traditional musical, strong story that drives the plot and characters |
| revue | a collection of songs with a connective theme |
| concept musical | musical where the message is as important or more important then the actual story |
| jukebox musical | musical only using songs from a certain artist |
| rock musical | musical that uses pop/ rock music as their main style of music |
| rock opera | same as rock musical except little to no dialog |
| describe minstrelsy stock characters | JIm crow- country bumpkin zip coon-arrogant city slicker |
| what is the minstrelsy line | all performers sit in semi circle white host( mr.inerlocuter) in center. endmen would lead in jokes songs and dances |
| what is the olio | variety of acts performed infront of a backdrop |
| what is the afterpiece | portrayed a popular novel topic or play |
| who was the most famous minstrel composer | all johlson |
| african american performer in minstrel hired by florenz zigefeld | bert williams |
| who created the first vaudeville theatre | tony pastor |
| what was it's location | 14th st theatre |
| most successful vaudeville circuit | keith and Albee |
| what was the most important theatre in vaudeville | the palace theatre |