Chapter 8 quiz for test

two broadway musicals, dream girls and jersey boys, are known as

"jukebox musicals"

a two word expression used to describe early musical shows where music predominates over spoken dialog is

"sung through"

the term for a dance duet, usually slow, set to melodious accompaniment is

a pas de deux

an example of a folkloric dance is

a potlatch

the stage spectacular genre of broadway musicals was invented, more or less, by

andrew lloyd webber

in sondheim's sweeney todd, the victims of the murderous barber of fleet street end up

baked into meat pies

the principal collaborators responsible for west side story are

bernstein, robbins, and sondheim

an operetta is like a singspiel in that

dialog is spoken, not sung

formalized ballet positions and movements take their names from

french

alvin ailey believed that his professional opportunities in ballet would be limited because

he was an african american

richard wagner does not conform to katherine mansfield's conception of great artists because

he was esteemed for his art but not his humanity

the 18th century kathak dance was integral to the entertainment of royal courts in

india

one difference between operas of the modern period and those of earlier era is that in modern operas,

italian is no longer the required language

pal joey is considered an unusual musical for its time because

its hero is both untraditional and unlikeable

the distinctive attribute of showboat that causes historians to identify the musical as the link between broadway and opera is

its seriousness

the first opera credited as such is based on the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice and was composed by

jacopo peri

in the work of martha graham, a dancer's posture is likely to be

loose

pal joey, by rogers and hart, is categorized as a

musical play

in opera, composers balance solo songs, duets, and choruses with sections of speech like singing to move the action along. These sections are called

recitatives

gershwin's porgy and bess ends in a fashion similar to

shakespeare's romeo and juliet

the subject of wagner's the ring cycle is

teutonic mythology

which period in the history of opera follows the baroque

the classical

oklahoma! started a broadway trend that would last for decades. What was it?

the inclusion of ballet in its dance numbers

george balanchine turned away from what model of russian ballet?

the melodramatic, plot driven model

the adjective that best describes the plots of early musical comedies is

threadbare

in giselle, a 19th century romantic ballet, the job of the wilis is

to torment men who have ended romantic relationships with women

the brilliant russian choreographer sergei diaghilev is remembered for having fostered the career of

vaslav nijinsky

how did the operas of richard wagner differ from those of italian composers?

wagner elevated the drama of opera over the music

the musical that launched stephen songheim's career is

west side story

the word opera is derived from the latin for

works