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How many times have you experienced a musical that was fabulous or just didn't work at all, but you had no idea how to communicate why? How do you differentiate between a flaw in the performance portrayal of a character to a structural flaw in the musical itself? How do you analyse musical theatre songs that are so subjective in its very nature? Is there even a common link of analysis between musicals from the Golden Age and musicals from the present day? Musical Theatre Script and Song Analysis Through the Ages answers these questions and gives students of musical theatre the tools they need to understand and articulate how musicals work. At the heart of any musical lie its music and lyrics, yet it is this area that is least understood. This book offers a brand new terminology of analysis that gets to the core of what holds a musical together: the libretto, music, and lyrics. Through identifying methods of lyric and musical analysis and applying these to ten different musica

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Chapter I: Some Basic Terminology Chapter II: Need Energy in Lyric Analysis Chapter III: Life Force Energy in Lyric Analysis Chapter IV: Alignment Energy in Lyric Analysis Chapter V: Growth Moment Energy in Lyric Analysis Chapter VI: Basic Need & Life Force Energy Characteristics in Music Analysis Chapter VII: The Need Energy Music Circle of Truths Chapter VIII: The Life Force Energy Music Circle of Truths Chapter IX: The Analytical Process Chapter X: The Ground Plan Chapter XI: 1927-The Musical is Born Show Boat Chapter XII: 1940’s-The Beginning of the Golden Age Oklahoma! Chapter XIII: 1950’s-The Late Golden Age West Side Story Chapter XIV: 1960’s-The Extravaganza Musical Fiddler on the Roof Chapter XV: 1970’s-The Concept Musical The Wiz Chapter XVI: Stephen Sondheim Sweeney Todd Chapter XVII: 1980’s-The Spectacle Musical The Phantom of the Opera Chapter XVIII: 1990’s-Voice of a New Generation Rent Chapter XIX: 2000’s- Corporate Broadway – A Gem in the Rough Spring Awakening Chapter XX: 2015- What Will the Future Bring? Hamilton

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 1/13/2022 12:01:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781350199323, 978-1350199323
      ISBN10: 135019932X

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      Book Synopsis
      How many times have you experienced a musical that was fabulous or just didn't work at all, but you had no idea how to communicate why? How do you differentiate between a flaw in the performance portrayal of a character to a structural flaw in the musical itself? How do you analyse musical theatre songs that are so subjective in its very nature? Is there even a common link of analysis between musicals from the Golden Age and musicals from the present day? Musical Theatre Script and Song Analysis Through the Ages answers these questions and gives students of musical theatre the tools they need to understand and articulate how musicals work. At the heart of any musical lie its music and lyrics, yet it is this area that is least understood. This book offers a brand new terminology of analysis that gets to the core of what holds a musical together: the libretto, music, and lyrics. Through identifying methods of lyric and musical analysis and applying these to ten different musica

      Table of Contents
      Chapter I: Some Basic Terminology Chapter II: Need Energy in Lyric Analysis Chapter III: Life Force Energy in Lyric Analysis Chapter IV: Alignment Energy in Lyric Analysis Chapter V: Growth Moment Energy in Lyric Analysis Chapter VI: Basic Need & Life Force Energy Characteristics in Music Analysis Chapter VII: The Need Energy Music Circle of Truths Chapter VIII: The Life Force Energy Music Circle of Truths Chapter IX: The Analytical Process Chapter X: The Ground Plan Chapter XI: 1927-The Musical is Born Show Boat Chapter XII: 1940’s-The Beginning of the Golden Age Oklahoma! Chapter XIII: 1950’s-The Late Golden Age West Side Story Chapter XIV: 1960’s-The Extravaganza Musical Fiddler on the Roof Chapter XV: 1970’s-The Concept Musical The Wiz Chapter XVI: Stephen Sondheim Sweeney Todd Chapter XVII: 1980’s-The Spectacle Musical The Phantom of the Opera Chapter XVIII: 1990’s-Voice of a New Generation Rent Chapter XIX: 2000’s- Corporate Broadway – A Gem in the Rough Spring Awakening Chapter XX: 2015- What Will the Future Bring? Hamilton

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