mu·si·cal·ization
ˌmyüzə̇kələ̇ˈzāshən 
-zēk-,
-ˌlīˈz-
plural -s
: an act or instance of setting to music
the film is a musicalization of the novel
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Mar. 2023
Schwartz had just four weeks between the transfer from La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club to the Cherry Lane Theatre to write new music to eight existing songs, write five additional songs and musicalize the prologue.
—Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune, 10 May 2021
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The idea has always been the same, which is to go inside the mind of someone and musicalize their unexpressed emotions — those doubts, fears and the huge surges of love all those feelings provide.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Mar. 2023
Schwartz had just four weeks between the transfer from La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club to the Cherry Lane Theatre to write new music to eight existing songs, write five additional songs and musicalize the prologue.
—Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune, 10 May 2021
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“Musicalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musicalize. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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