The coming of film sound also had a prominent effect on genre and film characterisation‚ aside from the aforementioned stylistic film changes. The creation of musicals was formed through the coming of film sound in 1927‚ when Warner Bros cemented the demise of silent films‚ by releasing The Jazz Singer. A film considered to be one of the first feature-length motion pictures with synchronised sound. Despite many previous attempts to convert sound into filmmaking‚ such as the Kinetophone‚ which produced
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Musical Style and Innovations Beethoven is viewed as a transitional figure between the Classical and Romantic eras of musical history. Above all‚ his works distinguish themselves from those of any prior composer through his creation of large‚ extended architectonic structures characterized by the extensive development of musical material‚ themes‚ and motifs‚ usually by means of "modulation"‚ that is‚ a change in the feeling of the home key‚ through a variety of keys or harmonic regions. Although
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does socioeconomics and geographic exposure have on musical preference? Music is derived from person’s roots and their history of said parties. Music evolves at the same fast paced rate as society and is typically influenced from previous genres. Music in specific geographical locations and socioeconomic environments are mostly created based on surrounding issues and hardships that face the parties involved. Many factors effect what musical preferences people enjoy such as ethnicity‚ background
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Jeff Marx‚ who wrote the music and lyrics‚ Avenue Q is a comedic American musical that opened in March 2003 at the Eugene O’Neill Theater in Waterford‚ Connecticut‚ before being transferred to Broadway in July of that same year. The book was written by Jeff Whitty and the show directed by Jason Moore. The show won Three Tony Awards‚ including Best Musical‚ Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical. It ran in Broadway till September 13‚ 2009‚ for a total of 2534 performances
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first‚ the idea of a hip-hop Broadway musical about a Founding Father may strike certain people as silly and absurd‚ but when “Hamilton: An American Musical” debuted in 2015‚ it became an overnight hit. This show about Alexander Hamilton’s life has not only changed the way I see American history‚ but also has surprisingly influenced me as a writer. “Hamilton” is a rare production to hit Broadway. Nothing like this has been done before‚ which is why the musical is so groundbreaking. It has inspired
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on Christmas Day? In the musical “Hurry Up Santa!”The Musical written by Bob Kempf & Andy Philpot‚ five children were really looking forward to what they would be getting during Christmas Day but a disaster had struck at the north pole‚ Santa had overslept! News about the situation spreads around like wildfire and a news reporter named Flood Robinson uses this information to spread his hateful thoughts of Christmas to the kids around the world.While watching the musical‚ the tempo and the mood of
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Critique of “Musical Offerings in the Renaissance” Rob Wegman’s article “Musical offerings in the Renaissance” discusses how the concept of gifts became a monumental aspect that defined the musical paradigm of the 14th-17th centuries. Gift exchange is one of the most common practices in our society. It is the primary method by which a majority of goods are circulated throughout communities. When communities openly share and receive from one another‚ anthropologists define them as gift economies
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Musical Appreciation over the Years Suzy L. Gayder ARTS340 7/8/2012 Instructor Wendy Page Music has been changed and impacted dramatically over the years. Four periods of music that have had major impacts include the Baroque Period‚ the Classical Period‚ the Romantic Period and Early 20th century. Each of these four periods provided artists and compositions that had a direct impact on the face of music and music’s future. During all of these periods different techniques were used‚ different
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year‚ I had never had the opportunity to attend a musical theatre master class. On the other hand‚ I am extremely accustomed to dancer master classes and I found it interesting to compare and contrast the way classes are held. Each Friday the dancer department takes a master class with a different professional dancer. Besides the specific dance genre‚ the classes possess numerous similarities to each other. This was not the case for the two musical theatre master classes I attended this year. I found
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Funny Girl Funny Girl the Broadway musical opened on March 26‚ 1964 and is set in and around New York City just prior to and following World War I. The musical is a semi-biographical plot based on the life and career of Broadway‚ film star and comedian Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with Nick Arnstein. The musical was produced by Ray Stark‚ Brice’s son-in-law‚ who was married to her daughter Frances. Barbra Streisand was the star of the musical and the production was nominated for eight
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