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1
Q

what is a musical

A

broadly defined genre that refers to a type of performance made up of talking, singing, and dancing

a theatre performance that speaks, sings, and dances

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2
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what is a genre in musicals

A

catgeory santioned by convention

(expectations from the audeince)

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3
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which part of the muscial is most heavilty weihted

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the forst half w 10 songs vs the second half w only 6

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4
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what is an overture

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how muscials begin

played by instryments not usually sung

sets location, geography, era

catches attn of audience

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5
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hamilton overture

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starts w 11 notes - very uncinventional

adds uncertainity, defys convention

audience on edge of their seat

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6
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into the woods overture

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no overture, starts w narrator

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7
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entr’acts

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sucking us back in after the intermission

shorter than overture

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8
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4 most important points of a muscial

A

beggining of act 1

end of act 1

begging of act 2

end of act 2

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9
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what is a broadway musical

A

a range of entertainments that has been produced in a designated commerical theater in NYC where a cluster of 4 dozen theatres create a comnpact rectangl centred on broadway between 39th and 54th st

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10
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what is london’s broadwat equivalent called

A

west end

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11
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phantom of the opera

A

longest running broadway musical

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12
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show boat yr

A

1927

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13
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oklahoma! yr

A

1943

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14
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love life yr

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1948

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15
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west side story yr

A

1957

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16
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cabaret yr

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1966

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17
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company yr

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1970

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18
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into the woods yr

A

1987

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19
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hamilton yr

A

2015

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20
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dear evan hansen yr

A

2016

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21
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come from away yr

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2017

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22
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who makes musicals

A

muscials bring together creators, artists, technicians, composer, lyricist, book writer, producer, director, choreographer, set designer, lighting designer, constume designer, orchestrator, stage manager, actors, musicians

23
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what does the composer do

A

make the music

24
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what does music do

A

establish setting/atmosphere/tone

convey, reinforce emotional or dramatoc action

personify, prefigure, prefict

trasnition

opportuity to dance

tell story

25
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lyricist

A

make the lyrics

26
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lyrics

A

compact pattern of words

when paired w music communiated information vital to the dramatic life of a show

lyrics must be clear, consise, dense w meaning

27
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stephen sondhiem and poetry/lyrics

A

cant go back and read lyrics the way u can w poetry

28
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the book

A

skeletal play or idea that leaves room for song, dance and spectacle

not the scripty

a fluid work in progress w many stages and drafts

book almos always first - lots of character and plot development

never publsihes

describes what happens

have to pcik where songs go after

29
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elements of book

A

character, plot, situation, setting, dialogue, theme, tone, placement of song and dance

30
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book vs script

A

book is first and messier and not publishes not what is sung only what is said

script is publishes sometimes and has all the things like songs and script and stage directions

31
Q

sources

A

muscials come from other things like a play or a novel ot a short story or movie

32
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oklahoma source

A

green grow the lilacs

33
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west side story source

A

romeo and juliet

34
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advice from lerner abour sources

A

to start w a source and sont go crazy tryoing tp start from scartch its not worth it

35
Q

cabaret source

A

play and short story

36
Q

source-less muscial also called

A

original musicals

37
Q

hamilton composer

A

LMM

38
Q

hamilton lyricst

A

LMM

38
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hamilton bookwriter

A

LMM

38
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hamilton source

A

ron cherrow’s book alexander hamilton

38
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west side story compser

A

Leonard Berstein

39
Q

west side stpry book

A

arthur laurents

39
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west side story lyrocts

A

Stephen sondhiem

40
Q

company composer

A

sondhiem

41
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company lyricist

A

sondheim

42
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comany bookwriter

A

george furth

43
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company source

A

2 act plays by furth

44
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oklahoma composer

A

richard rogers

45
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oklahoma lyrcist

A

oscar hammersteon II

46
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oklahoma bookwriter

A

oscar hammersteon II

47
Q

pal joey composer lyricist book and source and date

A

C: rogers
L: lorenz hart
B: john o’hara
S: stories by o’hara

1940

48
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3 principals of musical form

A

repetiton, variation, contrsas

49
Q

AABA

A

A statement of main idea/ title
A repetition of main idea
B contrast (bridge)
A resolution

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