A brief section of musical (usually 1-2 bars) with an optional repeat which may be played or ignored to time the music to the action on...
A contrasting section of a song, often with different lyrical ideas. This term is different from the “bridge” of a a pop song: a “bridge” exists between pop’s verses or choruses; a B section in musical theatre refers to a portion of the...
Music which occurs within the actual world of the characters. e.g., the characters are in a nightclub where there’s music, or they put a quarter into a jukebox, or pick up a guitar and start to...
Refers to the piano-vocal version of a musical. In developmental phases, the score contains all the dialogue which happens while music is being played; in publication, dialogue is often truncated and...
Agogic refers to duration. Agogic accents are a result of notes which are noticeably longer (or shorter) than the notes around them. O-klahoma where the wind…. Maria, Maria Ma-reee-ia Wou-ldn’t it be loverly? Sunrise, sunset. Swift-lee fly the...
