Musical form

‘’A musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines song, spoken dialogue , acting, and dancing. The story and emotional content of a musical-humor, pathos, love, anger-are communicated through the words, music movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole. Although musical theatre overlaps with other theatrical forms like opera and dance, it may be distinguished by the equal importance given to the music as compared with the dialogue, movement and…

the nineteenth century, Chopin composed exclusively for the piano and his music is innovative with a particular repertoire of technical and expressive devices. His musical style can be described as unique because of his variety and complexity of compositional techniques. The Piano Sonata Op.35 No.2 is an illustration of Chopin’s musical style where he explores several elements found in the nineteenth century music such as the “idea of artistic freedom, experimentation, and creativity.…

Allison Atkenson Kevin Long Musical Theatre History December 16, 2015 Issues confronted At the start of the year my classmates and I were asked to define the true purpose of theatre. Our responses ranged from “a combination of song and spectacle” to “emotions communicated through spoken word, music, and movement.” But overall, we concluded it was an art form that was meant to both teach and entertain. Musical theatre has and will likely forever remain a vehicle to discuss societal issues…

question that was asked was if this movie is even a traditional musical. I believe La La Land was made to highlight Hollywood’s past. Specifically, the musical era. I also believe that this musical does follow the patterns of those musicals that are being honored. Damien Chazelle might be hinting at the good old days when referencing to movies such as Singin’ in the Rain, American in Paris and Sweet Charity. This movie follows the classic musical pattern of having two opposing characters, Mia…

The musical has gone through many changes in its lifetime. Its has been developed, explored and performed in millions of theatres around the world. But what really are the foundations of the art form itself? All of the three elements are really important, but there is one that stands out and has changed the most. That would be the music. The music has served the musical in many ways. It serves the characters extended feelings of fulfillment and gives the audience something to hum out of the…

(4) It’s also a ‘form of metonymy as the shires themselves aren’t sad, but the people in them are.’(4) The soldiers are called to war using an instrument and the soldiers going to war is seen as heroic and is a cause of celebration as seen in the poem The send-off as the soldiers ‘sang their way’ to the train station to be taken to the front line without knowing the reality of war. Yet in Anthem for doomed youth, even though they are called with a musical instrument (which makes it almost…

American folk music includes many musical genres such as traditional music, traditional folk music, contemporary folk music and roots music. Many traditional songs have been passed on for generations in the same family or folklore group. Most of the folk music has been sung by the same family or civil society, which can be traced back to the original places, such as the UK, Europe, and Africa. Most of the folk music from England and Scotland is introduced to the United States. While American…

In an article about Musicals and Hollywood’s adaptation of the musical there was a chart that had a list of the names of the main characters that were in the musical. “The main characters that were in the musical were Jesus, played by Jeff Fenholt, Judas, played by Ben Vereen, Mary Magdalene, played by Yvonne Elliman, Heriod, played by Paul Ainsley, and Pontius Pilate…

There is a line in the musical Spamalot where Sir Robin sings to King Arthur; “In any great adventure, if you don 't want to lose ... you won 't succeed on Broadway if you don 't have any Jews!" (PBS, Broadway Musicals). If you can look past the sweeping generalization, Sir Robin’s surprising lyric turns out to be very true about musicals. Historians have recognized that Jewish immigrant culture heavily influenced the content of musical theatre when it was popularized in America during the early…

Study Question Ch.2 1. What are some important ways that the musical traditions of Africa and Europe are different? In African music the references to the characteristics of and instrument used in African music are from historical African traditions. Also, African musical tradition is the blurring of the distinct lines between the performer and audience. References to European music point to the traditional classical music of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. 2. In what ways was the performance of…