MUSIC 2TT3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin
6 Feb 2017
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Musical: a broadly defined genre that refers to a type of performance made up of talking, singing, and dancing. In other words, the theatre that speaks, sings, and dances. The term came along in 1960s operetta: light opera, light in terms of music and subject; some spoken dialogue. Book show: has a plot vs number show: variety. 16 in a musical), eg. minstrelsy, vaudeville, revue. Opera: an ambitious dramatic work, often sung throughout, addresses a range of topics. Comic opera: a dramatic work that portrays humorous characters and situations; some spoken dialogue. Overture: instrument at the beginning of act 1. Sets the setting and atmosphere entr"acte: similar to an overture, 2nd act. Diegetic: the character is aware of the music is music. Non-diegetic: the character is unaware of the music underscoring: dialogue accompanied by music, which heightens the mood, sets the tone and helps make transitions between speech and song smoother and less obtrusive.
