Musical theater and entertainment have been an ever-changing enterprise that‚ until very recently‚ included little diversity. In March of 2008‚ a new musical was presented on Broadway. It was titled In the Heights. This new musical featured something never before seen in musical theater: the songs are primarily latino rap. It was a bold step down a path no one had taken before. The story takes places in a poor neighborhood in New York called Washington Heights. Those living there are immigrants from
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RENT Analysis Rent is a rock musical that focuses on the lives of several different young artists and the relationships that bond between them. The title Rent is very fitting for this musical because the majority of the characters are impoverished and are trying to survive in the world‚ while making a life for themselves. The story mostly revolves around the characters Mark and Roger‚ as they battle loss‚ love and life. While Roger tries to run away from all that he is faced with‚ Mark tries to capture
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Levinson defines a musical work as a dual structure‚ sound and means of performance (S/PM)‚ as "indicated" by a person at some time. An "indicating" takes the form of the creation of a score by a composer. He writes that certain attributes of musical works are dependent on more than the sound structure they contain‚ this is what makes musical works different from each other. Musical works are not only sound structures but rather they are an integration of sound structures and performance. Levinson
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Historical Timeline of Musical Theatre Renaissance The antecendents of musical theatre in Europe can be traced back to the theatre of ancient Greece‚ where dance and music were included in stage comedies and tragedies during the 5th century BCE. The 3rd-century BCE Roman comedies of Plautus included song and dance routines performed with orchestrations. The Romans also introduced technical innovations. For example‚ to make dance steps more audible in large open air theatres‚ Roman actors attached
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Religion ’s Profound Effect on Musical Development Religion has been an important part of man ’s life. Man has allowed religion to control and influence his life in many different ways‚ affecting both his behavior and his actions. So its not surprising that music‚ one of man ’s earliest expressive forms‚ has also been influenced by religion. Religion has had an effect on man ’s music all throughout history‚ from the early Egyptians to even now. So it is only natural that Western music should
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the case for one Major League baseball club‚ the Chicago Cubs. It has been over 100 years‚ 1908‚ since the Cubs have won the World Series. With many many great teams since then and no World Championships‚ is it too much to think that maybe‚ just maybe this franchise‚ is cursed? Well from the Billy goat in 1945 to the black cat in 1969 and Steve Bartman in 2003‚ many unfortunate events have occurred that have led many to believe that in fact the Chicago Cubs franchise is cursed. Cub pride was at its
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Lesson 10: Pakistani Musical Culture Music of Pakistani Pakistan 6th most populous country in the world. Pakistan has a cultural and ethnic background going back to the Indus Valley Civilization. known for its ordered cities‚ advanced sanitation‚ excellent roads‚ and uniquely structured society. modern name of a country once named as Sindu Supta and India (Land of Indus). National language is Urdu. Main religion is Islam. Pakistani is guided with two main ideas: ~ negate
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Glossary of musical terminology From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This is a list of musical terms that are likely to be encountered in printed scores‚ music reviews‚ and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian (see also Italian musical terms used in English)‚ in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions. Sometimes‚ the special musical meanings of these phrases differ from the original or current Italian meanings. Most of the
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sense that people get their artistic‚ aesthetic‚ and musical experiences by buying commodities for sale‚ such as tickets for the Broadway shows‚ albums‚ or paintings. The commodification of music‚ in particular‚ has changed how musical communities are formed. Gone are the pre-modern eras when members of a small community coalesced in rituals‚ ceremonies‚ and fairs involving music in the form of communal expression as people today obtain musical experiences more passively. As philosopher Baker
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I think that High School Musical is so successful in global markets because of the infectant power of music. The songs in the High School Musical have been cover by other countries’ singer all over the world in different languages. Besides that‚ they have taking a real global approach by “act local”. They made other versions of movie for other’s countries market too‚ such as Indian version‚ Russian version and so on. For example‚ the standard strategies those are visible in the global marketing of
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