Julian Woolford

a musical as a theatrical presentation where the content of the story is communicated through speech, music and movement in an integrated fashion to create a unified whole.

e book, the music and the lyrics

The music and lyrics together are referred to as the score.

the book and lyrics are called the l

he book is sometimes known as the script

Music that comes under spoken scenes is referred to as ‘underscore’

Bookwriter: Writes only the book, but none of the sung components

Librettist: Writes the libretto, i.e. the book and lyrics

Lyricist: Writes only the lyrics

Composer: Writes only the music