1. MUSIC and ARTS III

3. SPOKEN DIALOGUE

4. MUSICAL PLAY

5. MUSICAL THEATER
a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance.
The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole.

6. Let’s have a sneak peek on an example of a musical.

8. What are the technical aspects of a musical theater/play?

9. set designs costumes stage properties lighting sound
technical aspects include…
set designs
costumes
stage properties
lighting
sound

10. HISTORY OF MUSICALS

11. GREEK AMPHITHEATER (500 BCE)

12. ROMAN AMPHITHEATER (300 BCE)

13. MINSTRELS OF THE MIDDLE AGE
( BCE)

14. COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE
THE RENAISSANCE(1450s)

15. ELIZABETHAN THEATER
18th CENTURY

16. 20th century

20. 21st century

21. terms related to musical theater
script libretto act recitative

22. script
refers to the story, character development, and dramatic structure, including the spoken dialogue and stage directions

23. libretto
refer to the dialogue and lyrics together. Italian for “little book”

24. act
Section of a musical play

25. recitative
-sung dialogue -a style of singing that is close to the rhythm of natural speech, used in opera for dialogue and narration.

26. Overture Music of the Musicals
Preview the music from the show by playing medley of tunes before the show begins.

27. Music of the Musicals
Ballad
Usually a slow love song.

28. Music of the Musicals
Comedy Number
Designed for comic relief.

29. Show Stopper Music of the Musicals
Music for a production number that usually receives so much applause from the audience.

30. Reprise Music of the Musicals
Repetition of pieces of a song or melody line

31. Noli Me Tangere: The Musical Poster
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Noli Me Tangere: The Musical Poster