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- Introduction
- Staged
Music
- Purpose
- Examine the
aspects that make theater music a valuable
medium of expression
- Dispel a few of
the common misconceptions about the art form
- Explore some
diversities and artistic freedoms within the
medium
- Compare and
contrast styles and techniques
- Not
a
survey
of compositions or composers
- Not
a
chronology
or
developmental history
- Ultimate
Art
Form
- Music
- Theater
- Script
- Plot/Story
- Progression
of events
- Staging
- Acting
- Dramatic/theatrical
devices
- Dance
- Visual
Art
- Set
design and construction
- Costumes
- Makeup
- Lighting
- Unlimited
Artistic
Freedom
From Handel
to Hamlisch;
From Faust
to The Phantom...
- Common
Misconceptions
- Opera
- "I
can't
understand
what
they're saying." / "It's all in a foreign
language."
- "It
all
sounds
the
same."
- "It's
all so serious."
- Musical
Theater
- "Musicals
are
not
challenging."
/ "It's all fluff and no guts."
- "They're
all
about
the
same"
- Contrasts
within the Forms
- Connections
between the Forms
- Recitative
and Aria Construction
- Ensemble
Construction
- Recitative
and Ensemble Construction
- Melodic
and Harmonic Content
- Crossing
the Lines
- Conclusion
- Don't
Generalize
- Be
an informed listener
- Be
a discerning listener
- There's
Something for Everyone
- Try
it
all
-- Give it a chance
- You'll
find
something
you
like
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