Music for Stage and Screen: Wicked

Strong acting and comedic value are prioritized over singing prowess.

Prioritize the music more, so singing has to be over acting.

The singing is accompanied by movement, such as dancing.

The singing does not tend to be mixed with dancing.

Dance scenes tend to incorporate more of ballet dancers, not the cast members themselves.

People mostly remember the music and not the words.

Foreign languages like French, Italian, German, and more are just as prominent as English.

People rely on words, not entirely on music.

Live band accompanies singing in musicals, known as the ________

Pit band or _________ does not only exist in musicals but also in operas, ballets, and other shows that involve music. 

Based on the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, premiered in 2003 with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. It features the iconic song Defying Gravity.

Wicked is a story told from the perspective of two witches, _________ (green) and Glinda (pink).

In the Wicked, Elphaba defies the Wizard, leading to her being labeled the ________ of the West.

In the Wicked’s pit band, _________ are crucial for storing patches and creating various sounds like strings, tremolo strings, etc.

A pivotal song where Elphaba stands up against the Wizard.

____________ has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame because of his successful career.

Wicked explores complex themes of ______________.

Wicked won the ______ Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album

Defying Gravity was featured in this TV show.

Singer of “Defying Gravity”

Wicked’s Rhythm is generally in ___, except for three spoken bars

The furniture, props and background images or paintings used in the staging of a show.

The collection of instrumentalists that sit below the stage to provide the live music in a musical or play.

A device for generating a unique sound or imitating an acoustic instrument.

A sound that can be downloaded to a synthesizer. This can be a new instrument sound or sound effects.

A trembling sound created by fast repetition of the same note.

An instrument of very low pitch.

A prominent area for plays and musicals in Manhattan, New York, with many theaters in a small area.

The arrangement of notes into a musical sequence - the main tune.

The lower range of a singer's voice.

A recurring musical theme representing a person, place, mood or emotion.

A type of texture where there is only one clear melody and an __________ that plays different notes and rhythms but is supporting the melody.

Melodies that move by an interval of more than a second.

A texture consisting of a solo musical line.

An effect created when two or more conflicting rhythms are heard at the same time. E.g. one may be in simple time and another in triple time.

The volume of the music.

The tonal quality or sound of an instrument that distinguishes it from others.

A type of sound effect that distorts the original sound signal.

Note played with a stronger attack.

Notes played detached.

A gradual increase in volume.

Follow the solo voice.

At a walking pace.

Lively and fast.

moderate pace.

Music performed in a majestic manner.

Wicked’s important musical elements are tempo, melody, tonality, structure, texture, metre and rhythm, and ________________

Tempo of Defying Gravity in verse 1

Tempo of Defying Gravity in coda

Tempo of Defying Gravity in introduction reprise

Tempo of Defying Gravity in chorus 1 onwards