vocabulary. who’s who in musicals? conductor composer lyricist choreographer principles soubrette...
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VOCABULARY
Who’s Who in Musicals?
• Conductor
• Composer
• Lyricist
• Choreographer
• Principles
• Soubrette
• Chorus
Conductor The person
who directs the orchestra
Composer The person
who writes the MUSIC
SCORE
The music of the show, as composed
lyricist
The person who writes the WORDS to the music
That’s right…there’s no pictures… because its all WORDS!!!!
LYRICS
The words to a songBook/libretto
The entire script of the musical
Choreographer The person
who designs the dances for the stage
CHOREOGRAPHY
The dances that are designed for a song in a production
SO…that means that Choreography is….
principles
The named lead characters in a musical
chorus
The singers other than the principles
Types of Musicals• Opera
• Operetta
• Comic Opera
• Musical Revue
• Musical Comedy
• Concept Musical
• Musical Play
• Spoof
Opera
Totally music – even conversations are SUNG!
Examples
La Traviata
Sydney Opera House
Operetta
A lighter music and actors speak lines rather than just singing
Examples
Babes in Toyland
The Merry Widow
Comic Opera A Offshoot of
straight opera, it combines music and humor
ExamplesThe Pirates of Penzance
The Mikado
H.M.S. Pinafore
Musical RevueConsists of a
loosely connected series of lavish production numbers
ExamplesAin’t Misbehavin’
Musical Comedy
Combines music and humor
ExamplesGuys and Dolls
Annie Get Your Gun
Anything Goes
Concept Musical
A play that is built around a particular idea
ExamplesCats
A Chorus Line
Starlight Express
Musical Play
Acting and choreography are equally integral, increased emphasis on real people in real situations
ExamplesOklahoma!
Fiddler on the Roof
Spoof
A farcical play that pokes fun at certain subjects or eras (time periods)
ExamplesOnce Upon A Mattress
Little Mary Sunshine
Parts of (some) Musicals• Overture
• Crossover
• Lead in Line
• Change Music
• Production Number
• Underscore
• Vamp
• Recitative
Underscore
• Music played that accompanies dialogue
Vamp
• To repeat measures of music until a singer is ready
Backlighting
• Throws light on the performer from above and slightly upstage
Follow Spot
• A light that throws light on the performer even when they move
Combos
• A small group of instrumentalists
Reversibles• Garments that
are made doublefaced so they can be worn either side out