Vocal Ranges
This is the highest female voice. Think of Mable from Pirates of Penzance
Soprano
What is the name for the music that occurs before the musical starts?
Overture
This is a short opera usually on a light or humorous theme and typically has spoken dialogue
Operetta
This is the highest male voice. Think Fredric from Pirates of Penzance
Tenor
What is the name for someone who has to sing alone
Solo
She is the major generals stanleys daughter who fredric falls in love with
Mabel
This is the middle female voice. Think Elsie Ennis
What is the name for two people singing a song together?
Duet
This is the musical we talked about that was written by Gilbert and Sullivan
Pirates of Penzance
This is the middle male voice. Think Major General Stanley
Baritione
What is the term for the entire cast singing together
Ensemble singing
Fredric was apprenticed to a pirate, because his nurse thought he said pirate instead of this word
Pilot
This is the low female voice. Think the nurse from Pirates of Penzance
Alto
This is instrumental music used to link scenes, often tied to blackouts
Segue
This is the bad guy in Pirates of Penzance
The Pirate King
This is the lowest male voice. Think the Pirate King
Bass
This is a slow love song.
Ballad
Aside from Gilbert and Sullivan, this was the other duo that we talked about who wrote musicals
Rogers and Hammerstein
This is the lowest female voice. We listened to Nina Simone sing feeling good
Contralto
This is music used while the cast is talking (The music is quiet!)
Underscoring
Rogers and Hammerstein wrote this musical that later got turned into a Disney Movie
Cinderella
This is the end of a musical
Finale
lively piece that is used after the encore to enable the cast to leave the stage (after they have taken their bows
Playout