Grade 9 Arts and Culture - Musical Theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining what 4 elements?

• music, lyrics, dance and action

• music, song, spoken dialogue and dance

• music, song, plot and script

• music, dance, acting and plot

Which other form of theatre uses singing?

• Musical

• Operetta

• Opera

• Performance

what is "recitative" - which is commonly used in operas?

• Singing without music

• Singing with gentle accompaniment

• Sung dialogue

• Singing after the dialogue

What are the 3 main components of a musical?

• music, lyrics and book

• score, acting and script

• liberetto, lyrics and dance

• book, song and dance

What forms the "libretto" of a musical?

• Story, character development and songs

• Story, dramatic structure and dance

• Character development, story and dramatic structure

• Plot, action and songs

Theatre began when and where?

• 1931, Rome

• 5th century BCE, Greece

• 10th century BCE, Greece

• 1700s, France

Which playwright reformatted Renaissance theatre?

• King Louis XV

• Sullivan

• Offenbach

• Molière

Which 2 forms of opera grew out of the Renaissance period?

• Tragic opera

• Comedic opera

• Ballad opera

• Comic opera

Early musicals were called... (pick 3)

• Fables

• Musical comedies

• Revues

• Follies

These early musicals were weak on_______ and strong on _______, _______ and _______.

• plot

• song, action, dance

• action

• songs, dance, ensemble