Music 2701A/B Midterm: Musical Theatre Midterm Notes .docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Music
• Course: Music 2701A/B
• Professor: Kristina Baron- Woods

Document Summary

Voice types/ranges: soprano, mezzo soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass. Song forms we may encounter: strophic or stanzaic form: aaa, verse-chorus form: abab. Through-composed: no discernable overriding musical or textual pattern: composite: combining more than one form. Mega musicals- big shows on broadway in the 1980s. Mega musicals: what is it: big shows on broadway in the 1980s. Lloyd webber: life: learning about the life of composers helps us to contextualize the music and what was happening at the time, born in london march 22 1948 o o. This makes it easier to turn the album into a musical. Alw"s biggest hits: joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat, jesus christ superstar, evita, cats, phantom of the opera, sunset boulevard. Based on t. s. eliot"s ol" possum"s book of practical cats (early 20th century author), a collection of poetry a group of whimsical short poems about feline psychology and sociology.