American musicals ever produced. Over the last 60 years it has become a classic of American musical theatre and a staple of live productions. This worksheet is designed for you to undertake your own research into the history and background of the piece prior to answering the following questions. 1. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers was first released as a movie in 1954 and was nominated for 5 Acadamy Awards‚ including Best Picture‚ though in the end it won only the Oscar for Best Musical Score. It
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effects of color and sound they developed the method of color composition based on what they termed color chords derived from the color wheel. Russell has been credited for inventing synchromism‚ meaning “with color”. It was chosen as an analogy to the musical term symphony to denote his emphasis on color rhythms. The Synchromists’ first exhibited in Munich in June 1913‚ with artwork that was controversial because of its abstract and ephemeral nature.1 According to Russell‚ color was light and the color
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of a musical film in comparison to a film score in a non-musical largely depends on the target audience of the film‚ genre of film‚ and plot of the film. In musical films like Grease‚ Chicago‚ Les Miserables‚ West Side Story‚ and Mama Mia‚ the musical and choreographed aspects of film work with the plot in an effective manner. I feel like [romantic] comedies (eg. Mama Mia and Grease) and dramas (eg. Les Miserables and Chicago) are the two genres that are best made in to musical films. Musicals are
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them originate from similar backgrounds with the Gambus Melayu a modification of the Gambus Hadhramaut. Today‚ the gambus is recognised as a national musical instrument of Malaysia and a symbol of Malay traditional music identity (Hilarian‚ 2006). We will explore further in this essay the origins and evolution of gambus and its role in the Malay musical genre of zapin‚ hamdolok and ghazal. Gambus Melayu The slimmer and smaller pear-shaped gambus Melayu is comparable to the Yemeni qanbus. Its uniqueness
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spectacle in normal narrative film‚ yet her visual presence tends to work against the development of a story-line‚ to freeze the flow of action in moments of erotic contemplation’ (Mulvey‚ 1989:19). We could say that the Musical being a genre that relies on the spectacle of the musical numbers adds to the ‘problem of masculinity’ in the sense that the man here is also the
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second deepest resonance‚ in which the air sloshes back and forth between the broad sections. The narrowwaista ects this mode a great deal‚ by impeding the ow and lowering its pitch down almost to A 440‚ which helps to enhance that deep tone. ■ MUSICAL INSTRUMENT ■ A. Ancient Greece: A Greek Lyre The lyre was a stringed instrument originally made of a tortoise shell with anywhere from three to twelve
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listening to music there are four main elements that the listener should become familiar with. These elements are rhythm‚ melody‚ harmony‚ and tone color. These factors along with the creation of structure and musical texture make up the music that we listen to on a day to day basis. Without these musical features music would not be as complex and dynamic as it has grown to be. Depending on how they are arranged and utilized determines what we take away for music after we have listened to it. What we bring
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comedy‚ musicals. However‚ it is the sub-divisions within these major genres that evoke unique performances and experiences. One branch of the musical genre‚ the rock musical‚ is simply a theatrical work that contains rock music. The play’s story is told not only through spoken dialogue‚ but through songs as well. This type of musical has only emerged recently‚ roughly fifty years ago‚ with the opening of Hair. It was with this production that the rock musical became an important part of musical theatre
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profitable golden age of the studio system. It evokes the typical characteristics of the popular MGM Hollywood musical by relying on superstar names and infectious dance numbers. However‚ Singin in the Rain incorporates an additional level of parody into its nostalgic plot that focuses on the disruptive shift from silent movies to "talkies." The film showcases classical Hollywood musical numbers supplemented by affectionate satire. The music of the film reflects each inherent level and in doing so
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Reefer Madness. They basically turn the film into a musical comedy that pokes fun at the hysteria caused by the original work. However‚ I don’t think it is the artist’s main purpose to just make fun of the ludicrous allegations made by the 1936 production. Instead‚ I think the artists were trying to illustrate how some people will go to the extreme to convince us of their ways even when it comes to the most harmless and minuscule of things. The musical accomplish this by creating a mashup of theatrical
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