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Musical
Strong acting and comedic value are prioritized over singing prowess.
Opera
Prioritize the music more, so singing has to be over acting.
Musical
The singing is accompanied by movement, such as dancing.
Opera
The singing does not tend to be mixed with dancing.
Opera
Dance scenes tend to incorporate more of ballet dancers, not the cast members themselves.
Opera
People mostly remember the music and not the words.
Musical
Foreign languages like French, Italian, German, and more are just as prominent as English.
Musical
People rely on words, not entirely on music.
Pit Band
Live band accompanies singing in musicals, known as the ________
pit orchestra
Pit band or _________ does not only exist in musicals but also in operas, ballets, and other shows that involve music.
Wicked
Based on the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, premiered in 2003 with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. It features the iconic song Defying Gravity.
Elphaba
Wicked is a story told from the perspective of two witches, _________ (green) and Glinda (pink).
Wicked Witch
In the Wicked, Elphaba defies the Wizard, leading to her being labeled the ________ of the West.
Synthesizers
In the Wicked’s pit band, _________ are crucial for storing patches and creating various sounds like strings, tremolo strings, etc.
Defying Gravity
A pivotal song where Elphaba stands up against the Wizard.
Stephen Schwartz
____________ has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame because of his successful career.
power, friendship, and morality.
Wicked explores complex themes of ______________.
2005
Wicked won the ______ Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album
Glee
Defying Gravity was featured in this TV show.
Idina Menzel
Singer of “Defying Gravity”
4/4
Wicked’s Rhythm is generally in ___, except for three spoken bars
Set
The furniture, props and background images or paintings used in the staging of a show.
Pit Band
The collection of instrumentalists that sit below the stage to provide the live music in a musical or play.
Synthesizer
A device for generating a unique sound or imitating an acoustic instrument.
Patch
A sound that can be downloaded to a synthesizer. This can be a new instrument sound or sound effects.
Tremolo
A trembling sound created by fast repetition of the same note.
Contrabass
An instrument of very low pitch.
Broadway
A prominent area for plays and musicals in Manhattan, New York, with many theaters in a small area.
Melody
The arrangement of notes into a musical sequence - the main tune.
Chest voice
The lower range of a singer's voice.
Leitmotif
A recurring musical theme representing a person, place, mood or emotion.
accompaniment
A type of texture where there is only one clear melody and an __________ that plays different notes and rhythms but is supporting the melody.
Leaps
Melodies that move by an interval of more than a second.
Monophonic
A texture consisting of a solo musical line.
Cross-rhythm
An effect created when two or more conflicting rhythms are heard at the same time. E.g. one may be in simple time and another in triple time.
Dynamics
The volume of the music.
Timbre
The tonal quality or sound of an instrument that distinguishes it from others.
Overdrive
A type of sound effect that distorts the original sound signal.
Accent
Note played with a stronger attack.
Staccato
Notes played detached.
Crescendo
A gradual increase in volume.
Colla voce
Follow the solo voice.
Andante
At a walking pace.
Allegro
Lively and fast.
Moderato
moderate pace.
Maestoso
Music performed in a majestic manner.
Timbre and Dynamics
Wicked’s important musical elements are tempo, melody, tonality, structure, texture, metre and rhythm, and ________________
Andante
Tempo of Defying Gravity in verse 1
Maestoso
Tempo of Defying Gravity in coda
Moderato
Tempo of Defying Gravity in introduction reprise
Allegro
Tempo of Defying Gravity in chorus 1 onwards
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