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Musical Theatre Unit 1 Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A long accompanied song for a solo voice is called a _______.

a)

Aria

b)

Sonata

c)

Fugue

d)

Etude

2.

The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event are called the _______.

a)

Audience

b)

Committee

c)

Panel

d)

Cast

3.

A slow sentimental or romantic song is called a _______.

a)

Ballad

b)

Opera

c)

Anthem

d)

Jingle

4.

A large organized group of singers is called a _______.

a)

Chorus

b)

Soloist

c)

Duet

d)

Quartet

5.

A group of performers who dance and sing together in a stage performance is called a _______.

a)

Chorus Line

b)

Soloist

c)

Conductor

d)

Orchestra

6.

A movie, play, or program intended to make an audience laugh is called a _______.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

Documentary

d)

Horror

7.

A group of performers who work together to produce and perform a play is called a _______.

a)

Company

b)

Audience

c)

Orchestra

d)

Director

8.

A person who writes music is called a _______.

a)

Composer

b)

Painter

c)

Dancer

d)

Author

9.

A famous female opera singer is called a _______.

a)

Diva

b)

Maestro

c)

Tenor

d)

Baritone

10.

A dance, piece of music, or interlude performed between two acts of a play is called an _______.

a)

Entr’acte

b)

Encore

c)

Prelude

d)

Coda

11.

A comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay is called a _______.

a)

Farce

b)

Tragedy

c)

Sonnet

d)

Elegy

12.

A category of artistic composition is called a _______.

a)

Genre

b)

Canvas

c)

Palette

d)

Motif

13.

An interval between parts of a play, movie, or concert is called an _______.

a)

Intermission

b)

Encore

c)

Prelude

d)

Curtain call

14.

A preliminary section in a piece of music is called an _______.

a)

Introduction

b)

Coda

c)

Bridge

d)

Chorus

15.

A recurrent theme throughout a musical is called a _______.

a)

Leitmotif

b)

Cadenza

c)

Aria

d)

Overture

16.

The text of an opera or other long vocal work is called a _______.

a)

Libretto

b)

Sonata

c)

Concerto

d)

Aria

17.

A person who writes the words to a popular song or musical is called a _______.

a)

Lyricist

b)

Composer

c)

Conductor

d)

Producer

18.

The words of a song are called the _______.

a)

Lyrics

b)

Notes

c)

Chords

d)

Beats

19.

A sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events intended to appeal to the emotions is called a _______.

a)

Melodrama

b)

Farce

c)

Satire

d)

Tragedy

20.

A comic opera is called an _______.

a)

Opera Buffa

b)

Opera Seria

c)

Cantata

d)

Oratorio

21.

An opera on a serious theme is called an _______.

a)

Opera Seria

b)

Opera Buffa

c)

Operetta

d)

Singspiel

22.

A short opera, usually on a light or humorous theme and typically having spoken dialogue, is called an _______.

a)

Operetta

b)

Cantata

c)

Oratorio

d)

Sonata

23.

An orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera or play is called an _______.

a)

Overture

b)

Sonata

c)

Concerto

d)

Aria

24.

A vocal style that imitates speech and is used in operas is called _______.

a)

Recitative

b)

Aria

c)

Chorale

d)

Cantata

25.

A written representation of a musical composition showing all the vocal and instrumental parts arranged one below the other is called a _______.

a)

Score

b)

Chord

c)

Melody

d)

Rhythm