Music GCSE
Stage musical
What Stage musical means in Music GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Stage musical
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A number written for character and drama, studied in Area of Study 3: Music for Stage and Screen.
Topics that use Stage musical
- Area of Study 3: Music for Stage and Screen (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Instrumentation and mood
- Brass fanfare and heroic motif
- Dissonance, ostinato and tension
- Dramatic vocal climax
- Film music and leitmotif
- Musical 'Wicked'
- Stephen Schwartz as composer
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