MUSC 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Andrew Lloyd Webber, New York Philharmonic, Jerome Kern
21 Sep 2016
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The broadway musical: also known as the musical comedy o o. Book: libretto containing the lyrics: american born composers. Jesus christ superstar: diversity of modern broadway. Leonard bernstein: great 20th century composer, conductor, interpreter o o o. Conductor of the new york philharmonic for nearly half a century: dynamic musical leader, virtuoso pianist o. West side story: musical sensation on broadway and as a movie, mix of old and new : standard broadway numbers infused with modernist music o. Private student of both broadway lyricist oscar hammerstein ii and twelve tone composer milton babbitt o o o. Combined serious, complex musical techniques with witty, poetic lyrics. Raised the quality of american musical theatre: variety of style: gershwin inspired jazz harmonies, stravinsky-like dissonance, viennese waltzes, standard broadway fare. Sondheim, sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street: musical masterpiece o. Three-hour long tragedy with very little spoken dialogue: monumental, operatic score o.
