Singing Exam General Knowledge

Ribbons Show

Hello Dolly - based on Thomson Wilder’s The Merchant of Yonder

Ribbons Character

Irene Malloy - widow, beauty, hat maker in NYC who longs for romance.

Ribbons Composer

Jerry Herman - American 20th century “Follies” “La Cage Aux Folle”, Tony Award Winner

Ribbons Context

Dolly Levi is a matchmaker who wants to marry her client Horace. Horace wishes to marry Irene, but Dolly sabotages it. In the song, Irene talks about what she’s going to do to find a man.

Ribbons Key

D minor (Bb)

Form

Ternery (ABA)

Brace

Played together

Cut common time

2/2 2 minum beats per bar

Anything goes key

F# minor (F# C# G#) (A major) Changes to F major

Anything goes show

anything goes

Anything Character

Reno Sweeney, cruise ship entertainer

Anything form

rondo (ABCB)

Anything context

Reno Sweeny is an old friend to Bill, and attempts to seduce Hope’s fiance Evylen, which leads to him kissing her. She sings the song Anything Goes, talking about how love moves quickly.

Anything synopsis

Billy Crocker decides to stow away on the SS American in a plan to woo his long lost, and wealthy love, Hope Harcourt, only to discover that she is engaged to a Lord. Billy, and some friends he makes on the cruise ship, scheme to break Hope’s engagement.

Anything composer

Cole Porter - American 20th century composer and song writer, broadway, hollyway “Kiss me kate”, “I get a kick out of you” “i’ve got you under my skin”

Note Head

Rhythm, not pitch

x

double sharp raise by 2 semitones

v

staccatissimo

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tenuto hold the note for its full value

mountains shoe

Next to normal

mountains character

diana goodman

mountains context

Diana has been trialing medication for her mental illness, and her doctor has settled on one that dulls her emotions.

mountains synonpsis

Family dealing with complex mental illness and trauma. Bipolar, rock musical, Tony awards won 2008

mountains composer

Tom Kitt - American composer, orchestrator, conductor. Pulitzer prize for drama “If/then” “spongebob squarepants” “hell’s kitchen” “jagged little pill”

mountains lyricist

Brian Yorkey - pulitzer prize, playwrite. Known for exploring dark and complex materials.

mountains key

C major - Ab major - C - D major

rall.

rallentaneto - to become slower

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ceswa (chesoawa) to completely stop

accacciacatura

to crush

mountains form

ABCA rondo