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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American musicals ever produced. Over the last 60 years it has become a classic of American musical theatre and a staple of live productions. This worksheet is designed for you to undertake your own research into the history and background of the piece prior to answering the following questions. 1. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers was first released as a movie in 1954 and was nominated for 5 Acadamy Awards‚ including Best Picture‚ though in the end it won only the Oscar for Best Musical Score. It
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these ideals and focus on developing an improved understanding for music educators. Some scholars oppose the principles of an aesthetic education‚ recently demonstrated by David Elliott who favors a praxial philosophy of music education centered on musical performance. The work of Reimer shows an influence of these thinkers and illustrates the essential benefits of a professional emphasis on aesthetics‚ the branch of philosophy especially devoted to studying the value of the arts. With guidance from
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chose for this assignment is for the company VIRUS TI. This company is a musical instrument company that creates synthesizers used for live performance and studio recording. The ad was taken from the October 2013 issue of Sound On Sound magazine. Sound On Sound is a magazine about audio recording technology‚ it targets professional audio engineers‚ audio enthusiasts and music production as a hobbyists. This ad depicts a musical artist on stage in front of a microphone with their hand raised in the
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of Horror‚ the movie that made me fall in love with musicals. Before watching this movie I thought of musicals as plays on film‚ with long drawn out singing segments you struggled not to nap during. In my eyes musicals weren’t even on the same level as regular movies with all of its high tech effects‚ fast paced plots and trendy soundtracks. The movie Little Shop of Horrors changed my narrow minded way of thinking into dare I say‚ a movie musical believer. Interestingly enough the movie “started
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"Grease" is the word when it comes to my favorite musical past-time. But the question is‚ what was it about the rock and roll era in the 50s that influenced the writers of this stage musical turned movie? Also‚ how did this type of film affect the popular culture of the past and of today? That is the basis of this paper . Grease began as a five-hour long amateur show presented in a Chicago trolley barn in the summer of 1971 and eventually made Broadway. The film version of "Grease" began almost
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Singin’ In the Rain Music Analysis Singin’ In The Rain (Kelly/Donan‚ 1952) is known to be one of best musicals ever made and one of the funniest movies of its time. This statistic can be attributed to the musical numbers that it incorporates. Singin’ in the Rain uses popular music of its time that people may already be familiar with. It works to seamlessly integrate them into a musical about the transition of film from silent to talkies. Additionally‚ the film is able to utilize them in such
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Top 10 Theatre Related Things To Do This Summer 1. Schmackarys- Throughout the theatre community and New York City‚ Schmackarys is known as “the cookie of Broadway”. Its menu features iconic flavors such as Sch’mores and Maple Bacon. It’s located on 362 West 45th Street on the southeast corner of 9th Avenue. Its cookies are perfect for a pre or post show snack and another cool feature is you could send cookies directly to a Broadway star. Making the Broadway experience more real and personal. 2
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represented the musical sentiments in that era. In the past‚ many prominent musicians have proposed philosophies challenging the traditional musical expectations of their day and‚ thus‚ revolutionizing music. Music continues evolving even today‚ as modern composers break tradition and reshape societal and cultural attitudes toward music. Stephen Reich in particular was one such composer. Known as the “Father of Minimalism‚” Reich adopted minimalistic techniques that first came to musical prevalence in
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without having to speak a word. It communicates love‚ frustration‚ hatred‚ war‚ friendship‚ commerce‚ marriage‚ separation‚ unity‚ confusion... etc.‚ so yes‚ I do agree. 2. Why is musical notation important? What benefits do musicians and others receive from being able to write down and note aspects of a musical
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