Musical Theatre : from Athens To Broadway /

“…Musical Theatre : from Athens To Broadway…”
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Musical theatre, realism and entertainment / by Taylor, Millie

Table of Contents: “…Musical characterisation in HMS Pinafore and the Rocky horror show -- Encoding the voice : Show boat, Guys and dolls, and musical theatre post-1960 -- Integration and distance in musical theatre : the case of Sweeney Todd -- Layers of representation and the creation of irony : Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny, Merrily we roll along and The last 5 years -- Alternatives to linearity : Cabaret, Kiss of the spider woman and Assassins -- Illusions of realism in West Side story and actor-musician performances -- Experiencing live musical theatre performance : La Cage aux Folles and Priscilla, queen of the desert -- I've heard that song before : the jukebox musical and entertainment in The Jersey boys, Rock of ages, Mamma mia and We will rock you.…”
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The Golden Age of American Musical Theatre : 1943-1965. by Naden, Corinne J.

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Musical theatre auditions and casting : a performer's guide viewed from both sides of the audition table / by Rutherford, Neil

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From backpacks to Broadway : children's experiences in musical theatre / by Rajan, Rekha S.

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Music theory through musical theatre : putting it together / by Franceschina, John Charles, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…Diminished Seventh Chord Modulation -- Augmented Sixth Chord Modulation -- Tonicization -- 12 Upper-Embellished Chords -- Ninth, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Chords -- Dramatic Use of Upper-Embellished Chords -- "Sus" and "Add" Chords -- Dramatic Use of "Sus" and "Add" Chords -- Tone Groups -- Vertical (Harmonic) Tone Groups -- Horizontal (Melodic) Tone Groups -- Review Quiz -- Unit Test 4 -- Part Three THE PERFORMANCE -- 13 Analysis-George Gershwin and Richard Rodgers -- Music as Drama in Musical Theatre -- "Meadow Serenade" -- "Soon" -- "A Puzzlement" -- 14 Analysis-Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim -- "What a Waste" -- "I Love My Wife" -- "Take Care of This House" -- "With So Little to Be Sure Of" -- 15 Analysis-Andrew Lloyd Webber, William Finn, and Jason Robert Brown -- "The Beauty Underneath" -- "The Baseball Game" -- "It's Hard to Speak My Heart" -- Acknowledgments -- Alphabetical List of Musical Theatre Examples -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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The show makers : great directors of the American musical theatre / by Thelen, Lawrence

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...: cultural politics and musical theatre in French slave colonies, 1764-1789 /... by Powers, David M.

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The new Broadway song companion : an annotated guide to musical theatre literature by voice type and song style / by DeVenney, David P., 1958-

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The Legacy of Opera : Reading Music Theatre as Experience and Performance /

“…Reading music theatre as experience and performance…”
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Being earnest by Gordon, Paul (Composer), Gruska, Jay

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Something in the game : an all-American musical by Mahler, Michael, 1981-

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Harry B. Smith : dean of American librettists by Franceschina, John Charles, 1947-

“…Forgotten stars of the musical theatre.…”
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Alice May : Gilbert and Sullivan's first prima donna by Simpson, Adrienne

“…Forgotten stars of the musical theatre.…”
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Rodgers and Hammerstein's The sound of music by Woolford, Julian

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Andrew Lloyd Webber by Snelson, John

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Andrew Lloyd Webber by Snelson, John

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The musical : a concise history by Gänzl, Kurt, Findlay, Jamie

Table of Contents: “…The early days : 1700-1849 -- Opéra-bouffe : 1850-1869 -- That fine first flowering : 1870-1889 -- Novelties of the nineties -- Into the twentieth century : 1900-1914 -- Those magnificent, madcap years : 1915-1929 -- Whither go you, musical theatre? -- After the war was over -- When Broadway really ruled the stage : the 1950s -- The soaring sixties -- New departures : From rock opera to party -- Monumental musicals.…”
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The complete book of 1970s Broadway musicals by Dietz, Dan, 1945-

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Broadway Babies

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Sigmund Romberg by Everett, William A., 1962-

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Sigmund Romberg by Everett, William A., 1962-

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Teaching history with musicals by Edney, Kathryn, 1972-

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Jerry Herman : poet of the showtune by Citron, Stephen

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Jerry Herman : poet of the showtune by Citron, Stephen

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The complete book of 1960s Broadway musicals by Dietz, Dan, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Alphabetical list of shows -- Chronology (by season) -- Chronology (by classification) -- Discography -- Filmography -- Gilbert and Sullivan operettas -- New York City Center Light Opera Company productions -- New York City Opera Company productions -- Music Theatre of Lincoln Center productions -- Other operetta productions -- Published scripts -- Theatres.…”
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The theater will rock : a history of the rock musical : from Hair to Hedwig by Wollman, Elizabeth L., 1969-

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Dorian : a rock musical by Evans, Joe (Composer)

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The voice of deaf students.

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Serbian & Greek art music : a patch to Western music history

Table of Contents: “…FrontCover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; A Note on the Transliteration of Names; PART I: ART MUSIC IN SERBIA; Chapter 1: Serbian Musical Theatre from the Mid-19th Century until World War II; Chapter 2: Musical Life in Serbia in the First Half of the 20th Century: Institutions and Repertoire; Chapter 3: Features of the Serbian Symphony in the First Half of the 20th Century; Chapter 4: The Music of Ljubica Mari & cacute; : The National and the Universal in Harmony; Chapter 5: Serbian Music of the Second Half of the 20th Century: From Socialist Realism to Postmodernism.…”
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Broadway masters. 2, Broadway masters with Anthony Rapp

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Broadway masters. 3, Broadway masters with Laura Osnes

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The Diamond Jubilee. Concert

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Broadway masters. 4, Broadway masters with Nick Adams

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Broadway fanatic. Slow clap for you!

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Anna Karenina : musical by Ignatyev, Roman

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Crossovers. Season 1, episode 4, Tamara Tunie

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Care of the Professional Voice : a Guide to Voice Management for Singers, Actors and Professional Voice Users. by Davies, D. Garfield

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Forewords; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Anatomy and physiology of the vocal mechanism; 2 Development of the larynx and the voice; 3 Age and voice; 4 Attributes of a good vocal performer; 5 General considerations before performance; 6 Laryngeal disorders: diagnosis, treatment and prevention; 7 Anxiety, artistic temperament and the voice; 8 Popular music and the musical theatre; 9 Travel and the vocal performer; 10 Medications and the professional voice.…”
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Magic flutes & enchanted forests : the supernatural in eighteenth-century musical theater by Buch, David J., 1950-

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Modern music and after by Griffiths, Paul, 1947 November 24-

Table of Contents: “…1945 -- Rational and irrational : Western Europe, 1945-50 -- Silencing music : Cage, 1946-52 -- Total organization : Western Europe, 1949-54 -- Classic modernism and other kinds : the United States, 1945-55 -- The Cold War -- Extension and development : Western Europe, 1953-56 -- 1956 -- Mobile form : 1956-61 -- Elder responses -- Reappraisal and disintegration : 1959-64 -- 1965 -- Of elsewhen and elsewhere e-- Music theatre -- Politics -- Virtuosity and improvisation -- Orchestras and computers -- Minimalism and melody -- Ending -- 1975 -- Holy minimalisms -- New romanticisms -- New simplicities -- New complexities -- Old complexities -- Spectralisms -- (Unholy?) …”
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