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21 Cards in this Set
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Why: Money and Movie Where: Hollywood
When: 1939 Medium: Solo voice, full orchestra, Melody: Singable Harmony: Trad. movie song Rhythm: Med. to slow ballad Form: Verse & chorus Style: movie song other: Original movie musical |
Judy Garland
Harold Arlen The Wizard of Oz "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" |
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Why: Entertainment and money
Where:Hollywood When: 1929 forward Medium: Full orchestra Melody: Traditional Broadway movie Harmony: Vocal tradition Rhythm: Medium "soft shoe" Form: verse and chorus Broadway movie song other: MGM theme, musical song |
1950's Gene Kelly
Singing in the Rain |
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Why: Movie and money Where: Hollywood When: 1946 Medium: Male & female-solo/duet-full orchestra background Melody: Catchy vocal, traditional movie musical Harmony: Traditional broadway movie musical Rhythm: Up tempo with some rubato(change) Form: Traditional verse & chorus Style: Broadway movie musical Other: oscar winning song
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Judy Garland & Ray Bolger
"Atchison, Topeka, & The Sante Fe" |
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Why: Money, movie musical Where: Hollywood When: 1930's Medium: Solo voice & backup vocals with jazz band accompaniment Melody: catchy and memorable vocal lines Harmony: Traditional broadway movie musicals Rhythm: Up tempo Form: Traditional verse & chorus- 32 bar form Style: Broadway/movie musical tradition Other: Barry Manilow Taco Fred Astaire (danced) Irving Berlin wrote in 1929
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Clark Gable Movie musical with Clark Gable vocals Gone with the Wind
Idiots Delight: "Puttin On The Ritz" |
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Why: Money and movie Where: Hollywood When: 1941 Medium: Solo voice and backup vocals. Full orchestra and accompaniment Melody: catchy and memorable, and singable Harmony: Tin pan alley (Manhattan)-commercial Rhythm: Up tempo(March tempo)
Form: verse & chorus Style: Broadway/movie song |
Judy Garland Babes on Broadway: "Waiting on the Robert E. Lee"
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why: Money, entertainment; musical/movie Where: Hollywood movie (1951) Broadway musical (1927) Medium: dramatic Harmony: Traditional operetta (classical 1900 orchestra)
Rhythm: Medium Form: verse & chorus Style: ballad - broadway/movie song other: golden age of the broadway musical (1927 - 1960) |
Joey Brown, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson, William Warfield, Jerome Kern:
"Showboat" :"Make believe" |
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why: money, movie musical
where: broadway movie When: 1927 1951 medium: bass/baritone, solo voice, full orchestra accompaniment melody: memorable dramatic ballad harmony: traditional musical/movie ballad rhythm: slow form: verse/chorus style: broadway musical/movie song other: Tom Carey - Norman OK |
William Warfield (originally written for Paul Robeson) "ol' man river"
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why: money,movie
where:hollywood when: 1960 medium:solo voice, background vocals, and full orchestra melody: artistic liberty (rubato) singspeil = singing/talking "thank heaven" harmony: traditional rhythm: medium form: verse/chorus style: broadway musical/movie song other:Louis Jordan Leslie Caron |
Maurice Chevialier Lerner & Lowie (music), Vincent Minnelli (director)
what: GiGi: "thank heaven for little girls" |
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why: money, movie, entertainment
where: hollywood when: Gershwin composed in 1927 medium: full orchestra, dance accompaniment (no lyrics) melody: symphonic jazz harmony: traditiioal symphonic jazz rhythm: numerous tempo changes form: open style: originally concert jazz c. 1930 here broadway/movie production number other: Gershwin was commissioned by Walter Damrosch, new york symphony conductor considered MGM's masterpiece. |
who: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron
what: George Gershwin: an american in Paris |
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why: money,tin pan alley
where: new york when: 1911 medium: solo voice, piano, bass, drums, violin, trumpet/cornet melody: memorable - vocal & instrumental performance harmony: tin pan alley rhythm: march with flavor of ragtime (syncopation) form: verse/chorus style: early 20th century other:tin pan alley sheet music tyrone power don ameche |
Irving Berlin "alexander's ragtime band"
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why: broadway/movie & commercial profit
where: broadway originally - hollywood movie when: 1943 medium: solo voice & duet with full string orchestra accompaniment melody: traditional lyrical ballad; memorable harmony: traditional broadway/movie song harmonies rhythm: slow with rubato form: based on traditional verse & chorus style: broadway/movie musical ballad other: Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Harry Conick Jr. ex. of crooners portamento (from new orleans) |
Bing Corsby - performer
Irving Berlin-composer holiday inn: "white christmas" |
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"Beautiful Dreamer" "Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair"
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Stephen Foster (1926-1864)
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"Joseph and the Amazing Dreamcoat" "Jesus Christ, Superstar" "Evita" "Cats"
"Phantom of the Opera" |
Andrew Lloyd Webber
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"Give my Regards to Broadway"
"Yankee Doodle Boy" "Over There" "You're a Grand Old Flag" |
George M. Cohan (1878-1842)
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"Shuffle Along"
"I'm Just Wild About Harry" |
Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake
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Runnin' Wild
The Charleston |
James P. Johnson
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Tin Pan Alley
After the Ball |
Al Jolson
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The Jazz Singer 1927
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Christy's Minstrels, founded by E. P. Christy
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West side Story, Gypsy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeny Todd
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Stephen Soundheim
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Oklahoma, Carousel, Allegro, South Pacific, The King and I, The Sound of Music
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Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
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Rhapsody in Blue, Porgy and Bess, An American in Paris
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George Gershwin
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