Essay Question: Critically discuss and describe the emergence of musical film and its influence on society. "The musical is one of the most popular film genres among both audiences and film scholars‚ probably for many of the same reasons - the spectacle‚ the music and the enjoyable predictability of the outcome weighed against the pleasure of the varied details." Bill Marshall and Robynn Stilwell A proverb once claimed that "in life‚ you are either being entertained or educated. If you aren
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Chicago Launched in 1975‚ the musical Chicago‚ created by a talented pair of composers and producers that included both John Kander and Fred Ebb later known as Kander and Ebb. Kander was born on March 18‚ 1927 in Kansas City‚ Missouri. His exposure to music began at an early age as a result of having had tuberculosis as a baby. During this time‚ Kander was cut off and not allowed to be around other people‚ that separation developed his ability for sound. Kander started piano lessons at the
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through the struggles of living in Nazi Germany. Through the use of film techniques such as camera shot and angles‚ musical numbers‚ and repeated symbols‚ the viewer perceives how what contributes to the decisions people make‚ and how this affects their lives. The use of camera shots and angles featured heavily throughout Cabaret. I use the low angle close up frequently to establish a feeling of power or dominance. The first musical number I wanted to be viewed from the audience’s point of view‚ looking
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Usually I only enjoy realistic musicals that contain scenes based on truth and reality. Recently I came across the musical cats and even though it goes against everything I agree a great musical is. Cats are one of the most creative and enjoyable musicals I’ve seen. I even believe that musicals are deeper then what it appears to be . This essay will contain what the musical cats was about‚ and my personal opinion about it. The cats in the musical weren’t just normal everyday cats. They were special
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What is Musical theatre and what makes it different than any other theatre with music forms‚ especially Opera? Musical Theatre The art of music‚ dance and drama have been linked together since the dawn of time and are still really connected with one another that it is inadvisable to try to tell the difference between them too definitely. Figure 1 – Musical Theatre Performance4 Figure 1 – Musical Theatre Performance4 It is rare a production has no music in it whatsoever. Most plays either call
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child knows how to play a musical instrument it can help them out in many more ways than they know (iDiva). Having a young kid learn an instrument can help develop better coordination‚ build better concentration‚ help with stress relief‚ and enhance a child’s intelligence‚ along with many other positives (o5). I personally play the guitar‚ and it has helped me out throughout the years. Probably the largest positive that comes out of a kid learning how to play a musical instrument is that it enhances
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the music as it gave life and justice to the Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor. Personally speaking‚ the performance of Fischer and the COE was successful because they powerfully and enthusiastically played a sophisticated and complicated musical piece that required the skills and passion of an orchestra and an individual musician. However‚ it was puzzling to see Fischer stopped at some point of the performance. It may be part of the music‚ but it brought discomfort to
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bottomless sea‚ devoid of any boundaries. Every single musical instrument‚ right from the African djembe to the Indonesian gamelan angklung‚ and the Arabic shababa to the Indian sitar‚ is a testament to the fact that music is a universal language having multiple dialects. The tongue twisters that some of these musical instrument names are‚ it took me a while just to get their names right! Anyway‚ the sheer magnitude of the different musical instruments that I was exposed to‚ from all over the world
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Musical Elements In the process of analyzing musical elements of a work‚ one must direct one’s attention to such matters such as: Song Form – Binary (A-B-A-B) ‚ Linear (A-A-A)‚ Open‚ Suite‚ etc. Dynamics – Such as: Soft/Loud (piano-forte)‚ Rit.‚ Performance Expression‚ Cresendo Decresendo‚ Articulations (‚ legato‚ staccato‚ etc.) (Music without dynamics or expressions can easily become sterile.) Time Signature/Meter – Look for consistencies or changes in meter‚ tempo‚ feel‚ musical style
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of a musical film in comparison to a film score in a non-musical largely depends on the target audience of the film‚ genre of film‚ and plot of the film. In musical films like Grease‚ Chicago‚ Les Miserables‚ West Side Story‚ and Mama Mia‚ the musical and choreographed aspects of film work with the plot in an effective manner. I feel like [romantic] comedies (eg. Mama Mia and Grease) and dramas (eg. Les Miserables and Chicago) are the two genres that are best made in to musical films. Musicals are
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