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Broadway show that: used enough power to supply approximately 18 houses, used 4-5 miles of cable, had a full-time seamstress, and used wigs that costed around $1200-$1500.
a. Phantom of the Opera
b. The Lion King
c. Wicked
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Broadway usually consisted of:
a. singers who could act
b. actors who could sing
c. none of the above |
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How did "broadway" get its name?
a. it was coined by Aaron Copeland in his show "A Broad-Way to Hell"
b. Coined by actors (that were usually girls, or "broads")
c. It was started by Thomas Broadway
d. It covered a "broad" selection of shows
e. It was on Broadway St.
f. None of the Above |
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Opera Singer were Mic'ed
a. True
b. False
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Musical Theater singers were mic'ed
a. True
b. False |
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Which of these is not true about opera:
a. style developed out of necessity to be heard over an orchestra
b. common to use super (sub) titles during performances
c. usually very dramatic
d. revolved mostly around sacred influence |
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| d. revolved mostly around sacred influence |
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Which of these is not true about musical theatre:
a. clearly states the text to tell the story
b. developed from Vaudeville
c. orchestral performances played a major part to the show
d. More often about "fun" |
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| c. orchestral performances played a major part to the show |
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A string of musical and non musical acts presented as one complete show, which included: music, juggling, comedy, dance, animals
a. Revue
b. Vaudville
c. Lyricist
d. Both A & B |
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Vaudeville and Revue were very similar except that Revue had a central theme (ex. holidays)
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b. False
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The lyricist were mostly acknowledged min operas, not in musicals
a. True
b. False |
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Broadway didnt usually follow popular music
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b. False |
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Major musicals included all of the following except:
a. Carmen
b. Hair
c. Grease
d. Jesus Christ Superstar |
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The musical that included many different styles of music, and combined them with classical forms, and was based on Puccini's opera "La Boheme"
a. Chicago
b. Rent
c. Jesus Christ Superstar |
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The director of "Rent" that died of an aortic aneurysm before the show ever opened was:
a. Andrew Lloyd Weber
b. Alexander Nevsky
c. Johnathon Larson
d. Aaron Copeland |
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Composer in musical theatre that wrote: Phantom of the Opera, Cats, and Jesus Christ Superstar
a. Andrew Lloyd Weber
b. Alexander Nevsky
c. Johnathon Larson
d. Aaron Copeland |
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Other films that Andrew Lloyd Weber composed include all except:
a. Jesus Christ Superstar
b. Evita
c. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcast
d. All of the above are correct |
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d. All of the above are correct
(Andrew Lloyd Weber Wrote All Of These) |
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Before --- all movies were silent films
a. 1925
b. 1927
c. 1937
d. 1939 |
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This movie was the first to use synchronized sound
a. Steel Magnolias
b. Little House on the Prarie
c. The Jazz Singer
d. Black Magic |
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"Alexander Nevsky" was written by Sergei Prokoviev
and:
a. was the first time the music was just as important as visual
b. first time music was composed durng the filming process
c. Alexander Nevsky was not a movie, he was a composer
d. Both A & B |
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By the end of the 1940's Aaron Copeland felt:
a. that if the music was noticed, it was too prominent
b. that movie music was a new form a dramatic music, and should be treated as such
c. both A & B
d. none of the above |
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| b. that movie music was a new form a dramatic music, and should be treated as such |
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The difference in movie musicals and live musicals was mainly "lip syncing"
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b. False |
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This composer explore the visual possibilities of classical music.
a. Walt Disney
b. Aaron Copeland
c. John Williams
d. Hans Zimmer |
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"Powerhouse" by Raymond Scott was used in over --- cartoons
a. 40
b. 60
c. 80
d. 100 |
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This composer brought back the large orchestras
a. Walt Disney
b. Aaron Copeland
c. John Williams
d. Hans Zimmer |
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This composer wrote: Jaws, Superman, Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic Park, and the first three Harry Potter movies
a. Walt Disney
b. Aaron Copeland
c. John Williams
d. Hans Zimmer |
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This composer wrote: CrimsonTide, Gladiator, Pearl Harbor, Blackhawk Down, Pirates of the Carribean, The DaVinci Code, The Dark Knight, Angels and Demons
a. Walt Disney
b. Aaron Copeland
c. John Williams
d. Hans Zimmer |
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This decade was the start of: the electronic age of film scores, and caused great riffs with the American Federation of Musicians
a. 1940's
b. 1950's
c. 1960's
d. 1970's |
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