Reprise
verb
To play or sing a part from a musical again, often with added changes.
The conductor asked the orchestra to reprise the melody with more emphasis on the brass section.
Often appears as...
- reprise a role
- reprise a theme
noun
The act of playing or singing a part from a musical again.
The reprise of the chorus near the end served as a beautiful culmination of the musical piece.
Often appears as...
- act of reprise
- reprise of a theme
verb
In legal terms, it refers to the yearly rent or fee paid by a vassal to a lord in the medieval period.
The feudal tenant had to reprise his lord with certain services.
Often appears as...
- reprise a lord
- feudal reprise
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Academic
verb
To play or sing a part from a musical again, often with added changes.
The conductor asked the orchestra to reprise the melody with more emphasis on the brass section.
Often appears as...
- reprise a role
- reprise a theme
noun
The act of playing or singing a part from a musical again.
The reprise of the chorus near the end served as a beautiful culmination of the musical piece.
Often appears as...
- act of reprise
- reprise of a theme
verb
In legal terms, it refers to the yearly rent or fee paid by a vassal to a lord in the medieval period.
The feudal tenant had to reprise his lord with certain services.
Often appears as...
- reprise a lord
- feudal reprise
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Musical Variation
When 'reprise' is used as a verb, it suggests a variation or change in the performance.
Let's reprise the opening with a faster tempo for the encore.
Pro Tip 2/3Artistic Emphasis
A reprise often highlights a key part of a musical piece by repeating it.
When we reprise this section, accentuate the dynamics to show its importance.
Pro Tip 3/3Selective Repetition
'Reprise' can indicate repeating only a certain part, not the whole piece.
After the solo, reprise the chorus to tie the piece together.
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recapitulaterecurrencerenewrepeatresumptionreturn
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of how constraints can boost creativity. Because this guy is the busiest man on the planet. I mean, his agenda is booked until 2042, and he's really hard to get, and I wanted him to be in the movie, to reprise his role in the movie.
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Martin Villeneuve: How I...
of how constraints can boost creativity. Because this guy is the busiest man on the planet. I mean, his agenda is booked until 2042, and he's really hard to get, and I wanted him to be in the movie, to reprise his role in the movie.
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Phillipa Soo
American Actress
Hamilton' just asks us all to go a little bit deeper: whether you're a hip-hop fan seeing musical theater for the first time, or if you were thinking you were gonna see some reprise of 1776, and now it's this? And you're thinking, 'Wait a minute, these people aren't white!' It asks you just take a step and go a little deeper.
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Mark Rylance
English Actor
I've always looked at famous actors and hope that once they get a part that they have success in, they would reprise it every few years in the way a pop singer will reprise their hits. Like Bob Dylan singing 'Blowin' in the Wind' until he's fed up with it, finding different ways of doing it.
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Denis Lawson
Scottish Actor
I was approached by Disney to reprise my role but I wasn't interested. The movies are sure to be brilliant but I don't want to be in them. I've spent the past 20 years talking about the last movies and I'm bored with it. I don't want to spend the next 20 talking about 'Star Wars.
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Luke Evans
Welsh Actor
For my part, if the audience wanted to see Dracula again, I would be happy to reprise the role. It is an immortal character that can appear anywhere because it lies beyond time. Possibilities are endless.
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Vijay Sethupathi
Indian Actor
I have always felt that doing too much of homework makes the performance look plastic. I don't even watch the monitor after I finish my scene because I can't reprise it. I just go with the flow.
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Tulsi Kumar
There are a lot of talented Punjabi singers in Bollywood and we are also using a lot of Punjabi songs and reprise versions of these songs in our films and I have also sung quite a few of them.
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Padmapriya Janakiraman
Indian Actress
In director V K Prakash's 'Poppins,' I'll reprise the same role I did in its Kannada version.
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David Hewlett
English Actor
I adored my years playing Rodney McKay and I would jump at any chance to reprise the role!
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Shraddha Srinath
Indian Actress
Honestly speaking, it's not easy to reprise someone else's role.
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Andrew Keenan-Bolger
American Actor
Every actor dreams of getting a second chance to reprise a role.
Quote examples
Phillipa Soo
American Actress
Hamilton' just asks us all to go a little bit deeper: whether you're a hip-hop fan seeing musical theater for the first time, or if you were thinking you were gonna see some reprise of 1776, and now it's this? And you're thinking, 'Wait a minute, these people aren't white!' It asks you just take a step and go a little deeper.
Quote examples
Mark Rylance
English Actor
I've always looked at famous actors and hope that once they get a part that they have success in, they would reprise it every few years in the way a pop singer will reprise their hits. Like Bob Dylan singing 'Blowin' in the Wind' until he's fed up with it, finding different ways of doing it.
Quote examples
Denis Lawson
Scottish Actor
I was approached by Disney to reprise my role but I wasn't interested. The movies are sure to be brilliant but I don't want to be in them. I've spent the past 20 years talking about the last movies and I'm bored with it. I don't want to spend the next 20 talking about 'Star Wars.
Quote examples
Luke Evans
Welsh Actor
For my part, if the audience wanted to see Dracula again, I would be happy to reprise the role. It is an immortal character that can appear anywhere because it lies beyond time. Possibilities are endless.
Quote examples
Vijay Sethupathi
Indian Actor
I have always felt that doing too much of homework makes the performance look plastic. I don't even watch the monitor after I finish my scene because I can't reprise it. I just go with the flow.
Quote examples
Tulsi Kumar
There are a lot of talented Punjabi singers in Bollywood and we are also using a lot of Punjabi songs and reprise versions of these songs in our films and I have also sung quite a few of them.
Quote examples
Padmapriya Janakiraman
Indian Actress
In director V K Prakash's 'Poppins,' I'll reprise the same role I did in its Kannada version.
Quote examples
David Hewlett
English Actor
I adored my years playing Rodney McKay and I would jump at any chance to reprise the role!
Quote examples
Shraddha Srinath
Indian Actress
Honestly speaking, it's not easy to reprise someone else's role.
Quote examples
Andrew Keenan-Bolger
American Actor
Every actor dreams of getting a second chance to reprise a role.
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