Belated Happy Birthday to The Phantom of the Opera! On October 9 the show turned twenty-five, and celebrated the show on October 1-2. I think the show is spectacular, the costumes are lavish, the sets are extravagant, and so much more to describe it!
Why am I talking about this? If you have seen the musical, read the book, and/or seen the various versions of movies you may know that it takes place in France. Since the most famous version of the show is the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, here are some musical terms:
Dixieland
descant
monotonic
subinterval
choral
cadence
cadenza
adagio
schmaltz
attacca
gravicembalo
psalmist
brilliante
skirl
cantillate
fortississimo
guaracha
lacrimando
piacevole
passacaglia
appoggiatura
euterpean
ossia
sfogato
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