Here is what to study for our upcoming music test.
Chapter 4 :
Another name for musical theatre - Musicals
Musicals: Linking music, spoken dialogue, songs, and dance into a single performance.
Musical Theatre can be traced back to Greek drama.
Another term for incidental music - Background Music.
Music of musicals ; to enhance and heighten emotions.
Examples of Musicals
Sound of Music - Rodgers and Hammerstein
Phantom of the Opera - Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber
Les Miserables -Claude-Michel Schonberg
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Soundscapes:
John Cage -4'33'' - written when he was exploring silence
He realised that there wasn't really any possible silence.
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Chapter 6 :Music and Dance ;Ballet
Ballet: Story or idea communicated by music, mime, and dance.
The Nutcracker [By Peter Tchaikovsky] was intended for christmas season, about a children's fantasy about toys that come to life at Christmas.
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Swan Lake was the first musical ballet piece, where music and ballet held a more equal role.
Pas de quatre[From Swan Lake] is the french term for a dance in ballet for 4 people.
32 Fouttes : 32 turns, signature part of Swan Lake [ A test of Stamina, strength and technique]
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Rite of Spring[By Igor Stravinsky] also called Le Sacre Du Printemps
Characterized by strong rhythms and dissonant harmony[Makes music sound barbaric.
Correct me if I'm wrong in any way.