Godspell Godspell is not a Scranton original but it has specific values that The University of Scranton‚ being a Jesuit college‚ holds dear to their heart. Godspell is a musical that was written by Stephen Schwarts and is based on the Gospel of ST. Matthew. The play opened off Broadway and was written in 1973. Godspell is a musical based in the late 60’s through early 70’s. John the Baptist is given a horn that when blown‚ the sound reaches a select few through the bustling and loud New York City.
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music education” (Fiske‚ 2012). Before I elucidate my philosophy about music‚ I recognize the need to clarify my stand as a music educator who is passionate and determined to elevate the status of music education within classrooms around India. My Musical Experiences Music has always been a part of me for as long as I can remember. My earliest memories of music‚ especially the performance aspect‚ goes back to when I was three years old and sang a solo for a Christmas Concert that was organized by
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Broadway Musical Theater The role of music has become increasingly important in Broadway theater. From the early days of theater in America‚ which quickly established itself in New York City‚ music has helped to create many successful Broadway productions. Vaudeville music‚ which was music hall variety entertainment‚ took root in the late1800s. It then turned into their theatrical revues‚ stage spectaculars consisting of sketches‚ dance‚ and songs with parody and satire in the early 1900s. In
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As stated by Nadine Gaab in George Hicks article “How Playing Music Affects The Developing Brain” Nadine says‚ “that if you play a musical instrument‚ especially if you start early in life‚ that you have better reading skills‚ better math skills‚ et cetera” (Hicks ) . Nadine is stating that through her research she has found a positive correlation between playing an instrument when you
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According to R. Wagner opera does not mean so much a musical work‚ as a musical‚ poetical‚ and spectacular work all at once; opera is the work par excellence‚ to the production of which all the arts are necessary (Sutherland‚ 1). " Opera starts not with music but with its literary source (story or plot)‚ whether it be history‚ biography‚ fiction‚ or mythology in the form of poem‚ play‚ drama‚ novel‚ or original libretto"(Knapp 6). Opera is a combination of mangled drama‚ the singers‚ the music
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example of a film like this is Planet of the Apes‚ which the eccentricity of its origins gives it a boost when it came to the awesomeness of the film. However‚ this essay is not meant to explain the storyline‚ rather to give a description of the musical score of it. The story began aboard a spaceship that was on its way to an unknown place around the constellation of Orion‚ in which had no background music until the crew landed in an unexpected manner. The music started playing suspense fully where
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On April 7‚ 2017‚ I viewed the musical production‚ “The Great American Trailer Park Musical.” The director of the musical was Jimm Cox. The set designer was Barry Whitfield. Rich Robinson was the lighting designer. The poster designer was Slade Mullinax. The production was held at the Performing Arts Center located on the University of South Carolina Upstate campus. The theme that I took from‚ “The Great American Trailer Park Musical‚” was that certain people are put into one’s life for a reason
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Singin’ in the Rain (MGM‚ 1952) is an American musical comedy directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. The film comically emulates the transition from the production of silent movies to ‘talkies’ in Hollywood during the 1920s. The narrative follows a successful silent film star named Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) and his glamorous blonde on screen partner Lina Lamont as they attempt to adapt The Duelling Cavalier a silent film‚ into a talking film. However‚ the shrill sound of Lamont’s voice cast serious
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beauty‚ freedom‚ and most of all‚ love ’. This is what Moulin Rouge is about. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Moulin Rouge is the movie musical that merges fin-de-siecle decadence of the French Musical with modernised film directing skill which was done by a famous Australian director‚ Baz Luhrmann. This movie belongs to two genres‚ the romance and the musical. However‚ Baz Luhrmann subverted the typical conventions of the genre by re imaging historical trapping of the narrative which peacefully
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in general terms. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Africa probably has the largest variety of drums to be found in any continent‚ but virtually every other type of musical instrument is also represented throughout Africa. Some distinctively African instruments‚ however‚ are unique to the continent. Of the drums‚ the most characteristically African are those known as "talking drums" because they can reproduce the tonal inflections and rhythms of African languages. Their musical potential is also fully
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