America goes through contrasting situations during the 1920–1940 that is reflected in the development of musicals. The first decade is reflected for economic welfare causing Immigration attraction. Thus, the context allowed the development of new talents and developments on musical entertainment. Genres like operetta achieved an enormous popularity, this achievement provided a robust background for the formation of new musicals. New talents that had a Jewish formation emerged at this time, exponents such as the Gershwin brothers, Richard Rodgers and Jerome Kern gave new insights to the musicals.
In contrast, the following decade led to a country who faced an economic depression. This situation had a negative impact on the musicals industry reflected by a decrease in the shows performances. Besides that, the social political context added more challenges to the composers to create innovative musicals. Political, cultural and social topics came to the stage by that time. Composers like Richard Rodgers was concerned about deploying shows centered in human struggles. Moreover, this context allowed the emergence of shows closely related to different cultures by that time like the Afro American society. …show more content…
This musical, which is the most famous work participation of Jerome Kern, opened in 1927. It displays the story of the characters in charge of a boat entertainment. This musical references issues like alcoholism, gambling and discrimination affect the main characters. This shows has broad range of music styles from different time periods. The perfect join of creative musical modes and a context makes this show unique. The song “OI man river” is a good reference of how a music technique joins a remarkable geosocial context (a stevedore telling his troubles at the Mississippi
In contrast, the following decade led to a country who faced an economic depression. This situation had a negative impact on the musicals industry reflected by a decrease in the shows performances. Besides that, the social political context added more challenges to the composers to create innovative musicals. Political, cultural and social topics came to the stage by that time. Composers like Richard Rodgers was concerned about deploying shows centered in human struggles. Moreover, this context allowed the emergence of shows closely related to different cultures by that time like the Afro American society. …show more content…
This musical, which is the most famous work participation of Jerome Kern, opened in 1927. It displays the story of the characters in charge of a boat entertainment. This musical references issues like alcoholism, gambling and discrimination affect the main characters. This shows has broad range of music styles from different time periods. The perfect join of creative musical modes and a context makes this show unique. The song “OI man river” is a good reference of how a music technique joins a remarkable geosocial context (a stevedore telling his troubles at the Mississippi