In regards to musical theatre, what is the term used when referring to...?

Question: In regards to musical theatre, what is the term used when referring to!.!.!.!?

the part of a song when multiple people sing multiple parts at once!? Some examples, that should be well known, are PotO's "Down Once More" and "One Day More" from Les Mis!. I refuse to believe there's not a name for this musical device, does anyone know it!? Thank you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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I had to dig into my past for this!. I believe it is called a Fugue!. There are tons of those!. There are a couple in The bakers Wife as well as a few in the stage version of Dreamgirls!.

It is a composition written for three to six voices!. Beginning with the exposition, each voice enters at different times, creating counterpoint with one another!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

well theres different terms you can use!.
they are:
harmony- when there is a melody, usually the sopranos (highest voices, usually girls in more mature choirs) sing that, and then, based off of the key, multiple chords are built off of the main melody, to compliment and accentuate the melody!. In some pieces, such as "one day more" (a song i have sang), the melody is passed from part to part (soprano, alto- 2nd highest, usually girls in more mature choirs, tenor- 2nd lowest, usually boys in more mature choirs, and bass- lowest, almost always boys)!.

SATB/SAT/SA/TB- these stand for the four parts in a typical choir, as stated above!. SATB means that sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses each have their own part in the particular song!. the same rule applies to the other forms of part-division!.

i'm sorry, but there really is no italian/latin word that is used to describe the multiple voices in a choir (voices meaning each part, not individual singers)!. i hope i explained a little bit more and if you have some other questions, email meh, i'm always glad to help with this kind of stuffWww@QuestionHome@Com