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WorksheetsMusical Theatre Unit 1 Vocabulary
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
A long accompanied song for a solo voice is called a _______.
Aria
Sonata
Fugue
Etude
The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event are called the _______.
Audience
Committee
Panel
Cast
A slow sentimental or romantic song is called a _______.
Ballad
Opera
Anthem
Jingle
A large organized group of singers is called a _______.
Chorus
Soloist
Duet
Quartet
A group of performers who dance and sing together in a stage performance is called a _______.
Chorus Line
Soloist
Conductor
Orchestra
A movie, play, or program intended to make an audience laugh is called a _______.
Comedy
Tragedy
Documentary
Horror
A group of performers who work together to produce and perform a play is called a _______.
Company
Audience
Orchestra
Director
A person who writes music is called a _______.
Composer
Painter
Dancer
Author
A famous female opera singer is called a _______.
Diva
Maestro
Tenor
Baritone
A dance, piece of music, or interlude performed between two acts of a play is called an _______.
Entr’acte
Encore
Prelude
Coda
A comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay is called a _______.
Farce
Tragedy
Sonnet
Elegy
A category of artistic composition is called a _______.
Genre
Canvas
Palette
Motif
An interval between parts of a play, movie, or concert is called an _______.
Intermission
Encore
Prelude
Curtain call
A preliminary section in a piece of music is called an _______.
Introduction
Coda
Bridge
Chorus
A recurrent theme throughout a musical is called a _______.
Leitmotif
Cadenza
Aria
Overture
The text of an opera or other long vocal work is called a _______.
Libretto
Sonata
Concerto
Aria
A person who writes the words to a popular song or musical is called a _______.
Lyricist
Composer
Conductor
Producer
The words of a song are called the _______.
Lyrics
Notes
Chords
Beats
A sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events intended to appeal to the emotions is called a _______.
Melodrama
Farce
Satire
Tragedy
A comic opera is called an _______.
Opera Buffa
Opera Seria
Cantata
Oratorio
An opera on a serious theme is called an _______.
Opera Seria
Opera Buffa
Operetta
Singspiel
A short opera, usually on a light or humorous theme and typically having spoken dialogue, is called an _______.
Operetta
Cantata
Oratorio
Sonata
An orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera or play is called an _______.
Overture
Sonata
Concerto
Aria
A vocal style that imitates speech and is used in operas is called _______.
Recitative
Aria
Chorale
Cantata
A written representation of a musical composition showing all the vocal and instrumental parts arranged one below the other is called a _______.
Score
Chord
Melody
Rhythm
