Factors leading to the birth of Musical Theatre The large amounts of immigrants making up the US in late 19th amp early 20th centuries and their respective music amp dance traditions The Minstrel shows musical revues and vaudeville paved the way ID: 567048
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Origins
Factors leading to the birth of Musical Theatre:
The large amounts of immigrants making up the U.S. in late 19th & early 20th centuries and their respective music & dance traditions.
The Minstrel shows, musical revues, and vaudeville paved the way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFYmz0Mq9xISlide3
WHERE WAS THIS HAPPENING?Slide4
New York citySlide5
Broadway was the heart of music theatre
Showboat (1927) established American Musical Theatre and it has been evolving ever since.
Oklahoma, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, Jesus Christ Superstar, Sweeney Todd, Rent, The Lion King, Wicked, Book of Mormon….and the list goes on and on.Slide6
TYPES OF MUSICALS
OPERA – La
Traviata
COMIC OPERA- HMS Pinafore
MUSICAL COMEDY- Guys and Dolls
MUSICAL REVUE- Smokey Joe’s CafeROCK OPERA- Jesus Christ SuperstarMUSICAL PLAY- Fiddler on the RoofSlide7
WHO’S WHO IN MUSICALS?
COMPOSER
The person who writes the score
(the music).
LYRICIST
The person who writes the lyrics. FRANK LOESSER
1910-1969
He wrote Guys and Dolls,
How to Succeed in
Business without Really Trying,
Baby It’s Cold OutsideSlide8
WHO’S WHO IN MUSICALS
Choreographer
The person who designs the dances for the stage
Choreographers can develop their own distinct styles: What musical are these pictures from?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcrZIK3gqbUSlide9
WHO’S WHO IN MUSICALS
Director
In charge of the artistic vision of the whole production.
Tadeusz
Bradecki on Guys and Dolls:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHOO_j54vCcSlide10
In
New York City, you’ll meet wise guys and chorus gals, gamblers and actresses, cops and
bobby-soxers
. Pious Sarah Brown, a sergeant at the Save-A-Soul mission, wants to save their souls while Nathan Detroit needs $1000 to save the city’s oldest floating craps game. Enter high-roller Sky Masterson who takes Nathan’s crazy bet – to woo the virtuous Sarah!
Guys
and Dolls has been called the “greatest of all American musicals.”Slide11
SONGS THAT LIVE ON…
Some songs from musicals have been adopted by musicians and reinterpreted. They are introduced to new listeners because of this and sometimes take on a life of their own.
“Hello, Dolly”
“I’ll Never Fall in Love Again”
“Send in the Clowns”
“Popular”“If I Were a Rich Man”Slide12
IF I WERE A BELL
If I Were A Bell is sung by Sgt. Sarah Brown after a night in Havana.
1992 Guys and Dolls Revival:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC_cdx7QXq4
How would you describe this song?Slide13
BROADWAY VERSION
Very clear diction
Emphasis on the story
Vibrato
Sarah sings with character
Interplay with the other actor in the sceneFull orchestra
accompanimentSlide14
Miles
Davis Quintet
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=36wafFjFdYs
What do you hear?
What instrument has the melody?Slide15
Instruments:
Miles Davis
-trumpet
John Coltrane
-tenor
saxophoneRed Garland -pianoPaul Chambers -bass
Philly
Joe Jones
–drums
No lyrics
More improvisation
Melody clear at beginand end of pieceSlide16
Ella Fitzgerald
http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqVYFztmxds
How does this version differ from the original?Slide17
Ella…
Different tone of voice
Takes more liberties with the melody, especially in the second verse
Diction is clear but her phrasing is interesting- not as concerned with telling the story to advance plot
Featured instruments Slide18
Sarah VaughanSlide19
Sarah and Joe
Slightly more laid back feel
Playful, personalizes song
Duet
Character in voice- slides, pronunciation of text, vibrato
Changes to rhythm