Entr'acte

The term Entr'acte Entr'acte or (French: entr'acte ) refers to the instrumental music that is played during the intermission between the acts or images of a play, musical, or an opera, while the main curtain is closed. Sometimes such music bridges a reconstruction interval for changing the decor, sometimes it signals the end of a break. The Entr'acte music has a function similar to the overture. Also in the circus music is called the issuing music after the break Entr'acte. Sometimes such music prepares the mood of the following act or a new stage design, sometimes it is quite independent of the performance. In the 19th century, sometimes sets of solo concerts were played as Entr'acte music to give individual orchestra musicians the opportunity to make their mark as soloists.

Some Entr'acte - music are also given regardless of the stage play, for which they were written in the concert hall, as the incidental music of Franz Schubert to the romantic drama Rosamunde of Helmina of Chezy (1823 ) or the Entractes from Georges Bizet's opera Carmen (1875 ), each presented as a suite.

In a very broad sense Entr'acte can be a synonym for Intermezzo ( opera ), and so also dance and theatrical performances. In Alban Berg's opera Lulu (1937 ), an imaginary, musical film is shown as " Entr'acte " before. A real movie as Entr'acte is the same work of René Clair to music by Eric Satie (1924 ), which was also shown between the acts of the ballet Relâche, libretto by Francis Picabia, music by Satie.

  • Musical genre
  • Theatre Music
  • Part of an opera
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