The Score, The Book, Showboat Question Preview (ID: 54897)


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The most dramatically important element of a musical, it keeps the score from being more than a disjointed medley of songs
a) Book
b) Overture
c) Reprise
d) Transition

A medley of songs played before a musical begins
a) Mashup
b) Score
c) Overture
d) Opening Number

The music that has been composed for the musical
a) Book
b) Song
c) Ballad
d) Score

Helps character development and/or moves the story forward
a) Realization
b) Song
c) Ballad
d) Finale

A type of song that expresses a moment of change or conversion
a) Transition
b) Decision
c) Realization
d) Charm

A type of song in which a character reaches a new level of understanding
a) Transition
b) Realization
c) Decision
d) Ballad

Usually a love song, but can philosophize about any strong emotion
a) Charm
b) Comedy
c) Ballad
d) Realization

A song that tries to make the audience laugh
a) Transition
b) Ballad
c) Charm
d) Comedy

The song that sets the tone for the rest of the show
a) Opening Number
b) Finale
c) Reprise
d) Ballad

A song that is repeated to make a dramatic point
a) Realization
b) Finale
c) Overture
d) Reprise

The last song, it should have an emotional impact and leave a powerful last impression
a) Reprise
b) Finale
c) Overture
d) Libretto

The words of a song
a) Lyrics
b) Libretto
c) Book
d) Score

A song in which a character finally makes up his or her mind about something
a) Realization
b) Decision
c) Transition
d) Charm

Also called the Book, it is the narrative structure that keeps the musical score from being nothing more than a disjointed medley of songs
a) Lyrics
b) Reprise
c) Libretto
d) Finale

A song that is meant to beguile an audience
a) Finale
b) Ballad
c) Comedy
d) Charm

The river that the story of Showboat is based on
a) Mississippi
b) Mackinaw
c) Missouri
d) Millstone

The writer of the novel Showboat
a) Hammerstein
b) Ferber
c) Kern
d) Ziegfeld

Someone who is ready to accept or be impressed by the experiences, opinions, and personalities of other people
a) Naive
b) Sympathetic
c) Impressionable
d) Empathetic

Someone whose job it is to load and unload ships
a) Slave
b) Stevedore
c) Sailor
d) Longshoreman

Reproduction by people considered to be members of different races
a) Birth
b) Marriage
c) Racist
d) Miscegenation

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