Oklahoma! The Musical That Changed The World Two great writers of American musical theatre‚ Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II‚ had one common idea. They wanted to present to the American public a new‚ revolutionary musical that would stand out among the rest. They wanted to make an impact on the societies of the era. They wanted to be creative and do something that was considered rebellious. When they finally combined their ideas together they created an American masterpiece: Oklahoma
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Historical Timeline of Musical Theatre Renaissance The antecendents of musical theatre in Europe can be traced back to the theatre of ancient Greece‚ where dance and music were included in stage comedies and tragedies during the 5th century BCE. The 3rd-century BCE Roman comedies of Plautus included song and dance routines performed with orchestrations. The Romans also introduced technical innovations. For example‚ to make dance steps more audible in large open air theatres‚ Roman actors attached
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“Oklahoma! Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.” These iconic song lyrics are from the chart-topping musical Oklahoma!. This musical introduced‚ the now idolized‚ Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein (Brockett pg. 462). Rogers and Hammerstein wrote the musical‚ in hopes of making it on Broadway. Instead‚ they wrote a musical that started the next great era to sweep through Broadway. The Golden Age of Broadway was the beginning of a transformation that would later lead to one of the most
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the extract our house. We will discuss and analyse the context of the whole musical‚ the audience reaction the characters and other things that may make this musical unique. We will also analyse 2 songs and look in depth as to why they are popular. We will also look at the cultural influences that Madness have in their music. The musical that has been chosen and cut down for an hour long performance is our house. The musical looks at different themes and issues throughout the show giving you a story
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Musical theatre can be a great tool for teachers as it can help teach a variety of skills and provide information. However‚ musical theatre is often ignored in the classroom. This is not only a fault of people with distaste for theatre‚ but also lovers of theatre. As David Savran says‚ “And even for many devotees of the so-called straight theatre‚ musical theatre remains (at best) a guilty pleasure-a little too gay‚ too popular‚ too Jewish‚ and too much damned fun” (216). This blockage between
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Musical theater and entertainment have been an ever-changing enterprise that‚ until very recently‚ included little diversity. In March of 2008‚ a new musical was presented on Broadway. It was titled In the Heights. This new musical featured something never before seen in musical theater: the songs are primarily latino rap. It was a bold step down a path no one had taken before. The story takes places in a poor neighborhood in New York called Washington Heights. Those living there are immigrants from
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A Musical Comparison‚ Then and Now My favorite composer and musician is Trent Reznor. Mr. Reznor has been the solitary mind behind the “band” Nine Inch Nails as well as a creating force within many other musical ensembles. He has been referred to as “the most vital artist in music”. When considering historical figures in music‚ I tend to recognize similarities more within the life and works of Robert Schumann than any other. First and foremost‚ Schumann was a musical master of the Romantic
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Religion ’s Profound Effect on Musical Development Religion has been an important part of man ’s life. Man has allowed religion to control and influence his life in many different ways‚ affecting both his behavior and his actions. So its not surprising that music‚ one of man ’s earliest expressive forms‚ has also been influenced by religion. Religion has had an effect on man ’s music all throughout history‚ from the early Egyptians to even now. So it is only natural that Western music should
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I like to do musical theater this involves sing dancing and acting all at the same time. In one song alone you have to stay on your note during the harmonies and remember the lyrics. When you look at it from the dancing aspect you have to keep on beat‚ make sure to stay in unison with the other performers and remember all the dance movie and the order they come in. The last aspect of musical theater is the acting you have emotion not only on you face but in your voice as well as your dancing. These
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The Origins and Developments of Electronic Dance Music (EDM) and Contemporary Nightlife Musical Culture The origins and developments of Electronic Dance Music initially started with the development of the synthesizer. It was with these first uses of synthesized sounds that prompted the development of sequencers‚ sampling‚ effects processing‚ musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)‚ use of computer technology‚ hard disk recording systems and modern day virtual studio technology (VST’s). These
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