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Charpentier, Marc 1965. "Broadway north : musical theatre in Montreal in the 1920s." Thesis, McGill University, 1999. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=35990.
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This thesis examines the professional musical stage of Montreal in the decade following the First World War. Throughout the 1920s, almost all of the city's musical theatre attractions were foreign in origin, and were staged by American, French, and British roadshow companies, arriving mainly from New York City. Analysis of Montreal's musical theatre entertainment and satellite relationship with Broadway highlights the growing cultural influence of the United States upon Quebec society in the interwar period. As a northern outpost of Broadway, Montreal was directly affected by the profound transformation of the entertainment industry of the United States. After peaking in the second half of the decade, the musical stage of Montreal was gradually supplanted by the decline of the roadshow system, the advent of the sound film, the onset of the Great Depression, and the resurgence of local stock theatre companies.The northern extension of Broadway into Montreal heightened divisions within Montreal society between a growing middle class of businessmen, managers, and other professionals who embraced modernity and cultural change, and more conservative forces who favoured the traditional Quebec based on religious and nationalist values. While the musical attractions sent northwards from Broadway were a popular divertissement for a large proportion of Montrealers from all social classes and linguistic backgrounds, they were abhorred by the province's clerical and nationalist elites and their supporters who regarded them as a threat to the survival of traditional French Canadian values and culture.
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Leffner, Josephine. "BLACK CATS, BERLIN, BROADWAY AND BEYOND: CABARET HISTORY IN THE MAKING." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2006. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/2664.
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Cabaret as a genre has influenced and is influenced by musical theatre. As cabaret has evolved throughout history, musical theatre has often paralleled its journey. Cabaret thrived before the term "musical theatre" was coined and suffered hard times during the Golden Age of Musical Theatre. The correlation of the two genres cannot be denied, and exploring cabaret history will reveal how deeply the connection lies. My collaborator Debbie Tedrick and I will attempt to define cabaret through a two-woman cabaret show we will write, produce, and perform together. The show, Black Cats, Berlin, Broadway and Beyond, will be a one-act historical look at the genre of cabaret. It will include material garnered from historical research of the cabaret genre, specifically focusing on some of the famous women, songs, stories, lives, and important contributions. The cabaret show will cover information and art from cabaret's inception in the Paris Montmartre district in 1881 to its height in Germany during the Weimar Republic and will culminate with cabaret's insurgence into American culture up to, and including, the state of American cabaret today. American cabaret will be emphasized, but a portion of the show will explore American cabaret's European roots. My thesis will explore the triumphs and tribulations of putting together the show. As the culmination of my UCF studies, this project will test my abilities as a librettist, performer, creative artist, director, and collaborator. This thesis will include the actual show performances as well as a written monograph document recording the project's journey from its inception to conclusion.M.F.A.
Department of Theatre
Arts and Humanities
Theatre
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Ruozzo, Stephanie Marie. "The Legitimate Princess: Intersections of Broadway and the Little Theatre Movement in Jerome Kern's Musical Comedies." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1591286570783829.
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Estremadoyro, Tamayo Farah Evelyn, and Meza Valeria Milagros Mannucci. "Hacia un teatro musical limeño con la estructura dramatúrgica y musical de Broadway: El caso de Pantaleón y las visitadoras." Bachelor's thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12404/16651.
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Kennedy, Michael M. "“Isn’t It Swell . . . Nowadays?”: The Reception History of Chicago on Stage and Screen." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397735101.
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Moreland, Kathleen A. "Of Thee We Sing: Roots of the American Songbook." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1428148686.
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Charpentier, Marc. "Broadway North, musical theatre in Montreal in the 1920s." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape9/PQDD_0015/NQ55311.pdf.
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Badue, Alexandre. "Communicating in Song: The American Sung-Through Musical from In Trousers (1979) to Caroline, or Change (2004)." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1491557707145822.
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Nason, Ryan. "Life in the Pits: A Trumpeter’s Life in New York’s Musical Theater." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23798.
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Pit musicians have fallen through the cracks of musical theater scholarship. In all my research, I have yet to come across any sources that thoroughly examine musical theater from the perspective of the musicians who perform in its orchestras day in and day out. Thus, this thesis documents Richard (Dick) R. Smith's life as a professional musician living and working--in vaudeville and on Broadway--in midcentury New York City. Smith might be relatively unknown, but he played a significant role in a variety of musical contexts. By understanding his life, we gain valuable insight into histories that have only focused on the experiences and achievements of actors, bandleaders, composers, orchestrators, and conductors, among others. Examining Smith's experiences also help us understand something about the hundreds, if not thousands, of similarly anonymous pit musicians whose talents and hard work made New York City's vibrant musical life possible.
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Reggiani, Giulia. "Da Broadway alla gran via: La traduzione spagnola del musical The Lion King." Bachelor's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2014. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/7519/.
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Questa argomentazione tratta la traduzione e l'adattamento spagnolo del musical The Lion King. In primo luogo viene data una descrizione di che cos'è un musical, quali sono le sue origini, quali tematiche vengono affrontate e da quali numeri è composto lo spettacolo. Viene poi introdotto The Lion King con una breve descrizione del film per poi passare al "making of" del musical, abbiamo quindi una breve descrizione di scene, costumi e maschere. La terza parte è dedicata alla traduzione per la scena: vengono identificate le problematiche maggiori di questo campo della traduzione, si analizzano performability, speakability e soprattutto la singability, la caratteristica principale da tenere a mente quando si traduce un musical anche se spesso non gli viene attribuita l'importanza che merita. Viene poi introdotta la traduzione spagnola de El Rey León e del suo traduttore, Jordi Galcerán, di cui viene descritta una breve biografia in quanto il discorso è incentrato soprattutto nella sua esperienza di traduzione. L'ultima parte è l'analisi delle canzoni. Sono state selezionate sette canzoni di cui sono state analizzate nel dettaglio un minimo di due a un massimo di tre strofe. Ognuna di esse è affiancata dalla versione originale inglese in modo da avere subito chiare quali sono le differenze principali.
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Geuen, Heinz. "Von der Zeitoper zur Broadway Opera : Kurt Weill und die Idee des musikalischen Theaters /." Schliengen : Editions Argus, 1997. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37009100s.
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Tedrick, Deborah. "BLACK CATS, BERLIN, BROADWAY AND BEYOND: THE GENRE OF CABARET." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2006. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/2668.
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Music and Theatre have always captivated me. As a child, my parents would take me to live performances and cinematic shows and I would sit rapt, watching the theatrical events and emotional moments unfold before my eyes. Movie musicals and live shows that combined music and theatre were my favorite, especially theatrical banter and improvisation or sketch comedy. Some of my favorite youthful memories were my annual family summer trips to Las Vegas to visit my grandparents for six weeks. As a youngster, I got to experience the "old school" Las Vegas, replete with extravaganza, spectacle, cabaret, circus, lounge and nightclub acts, stand-up comedy, intimate revues, and all things marketed under the guise of entertainment, art, or both. Those summers, while not overtly planned as academic or educational in nature, proved, in retrospect, to be the training ground for what was to become my passion: the art of the cabaret genre. As a person who has always loved theatrical diversity, I am drawn to cabaret as an art form. Anything that fuses other forms interests me, and cabaret amalgamates many of the artistic forms I have grown to love. I come from a unique background of classical, jazz, musical theatre and pop styles, and have studied these styles in both the piano and vocal arena. The cabaret genre allows me to realize fully the stylistic variety of performance techniques with which I excel. My mother is a classical singer and my father a jazz pianist; during my youth they would perform at the piano, "meeting in the middle" so to speak in the world of Musical Theatre, through the fusion of cabaret, classical, jazz, and pop. Growing up hearing a song like "Summertime," from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, equally artistically rendered as both a classical aria and a jazz tune in my home was rich fodder for the vital informal education I received by being the offspring of musicians. It is due to this musical legacy that was passed on to me through my parents that I learned to explore the myriad of possibilities one can achieve through artistic musical and theatrical interpretation. Beyond the freedom of stylistic variety, cabaret performance also allows conventions such as direct interaction in the form of the proverbial "lowered fourth wall," allowing me to use my improvisational acting and interactive skill set as well as my musical skills. Cabaret is generally more intimate and personal in nature and I enjoy the camaraderie cabaret affords. Cabaret is interactive and intellectual and I am drawn to those aspects; I like the fusion of interactive banter and intellectual artistry. Also appealing to me is the "insider" sense cabaret not only allows but also encourages. Recalling my youthful memories of the Vegas shows in which the performer spoke directly to audience members, I remember the sense of belonging I felt at the recognition of some of the inside jokes. I knew I wanted to be involved with any aspect of music and theatre that would allow me the freedom to go with the moment, to reach people differently on any given day, to change with the times, and adapt to my audience and to the shifting world around me. I knew I had found a home in this intimate, insular, interactive, and intellectual art form known as cabaret. For these reasons and more I have chosen the genre of cabaret to be my intended thesis research project. I will produce, direct, and perform in a cabaret show, which will be the thesis performance. For the performance aspect of my thesis, in collaboration with my thesis partner, Josephine Leffner, I will perform a one-act chronological, historical, and stylistically varied cabaret show. The show will include material garnered from historical research of the cabaret genre, specifically settling on some of the famous women, songs, stories, lives, and important contributions. The cabaret will cover information, music, and spoken-word art from cabaret's inception in the Paris Montmartre district in 1881 to its height in Germany during the Weimar Republic. The show will culminate with cabaret's insurgence into American culture up to and including the state of American cabaret today. While my performance will focus mainly on American cabaret, a portion of the show will explore cabaret's European roots. Creating and performing this show will educate me further on the genre itself, as well as expand my performing skills through the varied styles in which I will perform within the realm of a single evening's entertainment. Creating and performing the show will also challenge me as a producer, director, promotional and administrative coordinator, music director, arranger, vocal director, collaborator, vocalist, pianist, actor, and writer. The show is intended as a kind of "Cabaret 101," in that the intended audience is treated to a night of variety entertainment with some historical background on the genre of cabaret. The audience is not expected to have any prior academic or experiential knowledge of cabaret in order to understand or enjoy the show. The cabaret intellectual will also be able to enjoy the show, as the songs, poems, skits, and sketches are intended to amuse and delight both the novice and the experienced cabaretist. For the research and analysis portion of my thesis monograph document I will provide information on cabaret's roots in France and Germany, as well as include informative research on American cabaret, its history and its current trends. I will have several chapters dedicated to the historical research and to other items such as the formatted libretto, documentation of a performance report from my thesis committee head, and a list of references used throughout the research and libretto chapters. I will include a structural and role analysis of the show itself and my contributions to it as outlined by the parameters of my graduate studies program. Several chapters of appendices will be included as information pertinent to the show such as costume, props, lighting lists as well as band and technical needs for the show itself. An introduction and conclusion will be created to bookend my document solidly and reveal myself as a person as well as a performer. This section will include reflective information on my intentions, triumphs, and tribulations, and will be codified through the opening and concluding perspectives. Through the process of writing the thesis monograph document I will create a public and personal record of the process, research, performance challenges, and decisions made throughout this journey. This document will be used as historical help to me should I need to refer to my thesis for later personal or professional use. The document will also be on record for the UCF theatre department, as I apply not only my performance training (as exhibited through the show itself) but also the research and critical thinking skills required of a masters degree candidate at a conservatory training program such as this one. Beyond its use for myself or for the department, I write this monograph document for others whose love and interest in studying the genre of cabaret match my own.M.F.A.
Department of Theatre
Arts and Humanities
Theatre
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Grothues, Nicole M. "Celebrity and the Broadway Musical: Perceptions, Practices, and Prospects for an American Art Form." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1306240634.
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Viana, Rosane. "Um compositor brasileiro na Broadway: a contribuição de Heitor Villa-Lobos ao teatro musical americano." Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1843/ECOA-7KGP6H.
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This work is about the contribution of Magdalena, a musical composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos for the American Musical Theater in 1947-48.This investigation attempts to clarify what innovations Magdalena brought to the genre. The hypothesis that guides this research is that, although Magdalena has great qualities and innovative aspects regarding the musicals, the work did not become a hit on Broadway due to circumstantial causes. The main goal of the work is to analyze the reasons that hindered its success in that particular moment. Such study is justified due to the paradox of the existence of favorable reviews in the most important newspapers of New York and California. However Magdalena remains unknown to the Brazilian public and musical circles. To answer these questions, the present work presents Magdalena in the context of the development of the American Musical Theater from
its beginnings up to the decade of 1940. It also investigates issues related to the show's trajectory. Our findings confirm the contribution of innovative aspects to the musical genre and point to cultural, social, economical and political questions that may have had influence in its unsuccessful season at Broadway and its sad destiny.Esse trabalho é sobre a contribuição do musical Magdalena, composto em 1947-48 por Heitor Villa-Lobos, investigando e buscando esclarecer o que foi agregado de novo ao teatro musical norte-americano. A hipótese que norteia nossa pesquisa é que a obra, apesar de grande qualidade e aspectos inovadores, não se tornou um hit na Broadway por questões circunstanciais. Assim, o objetivo principal é analisar as questões que impediram seu sucesso naquele momento. Tal estudo se justifica pelo fato que, mesmo tendo recebido críticas favoráveis de jornais importantes de Nova York e da Califórnia, Magdalena permanece desconhecida do grande público e do meio musical brasileiros. Para responder a estas questões, o presente trabalho contextualiza a obra no cenário do desenvolvimento do teatro musical norteamericano desde o seu início até a década de 1940 e investiga questões relacionadas com a trajetória do espetáculo. Os achados confirmam o caráter inovador do musical e apontam questões culturais, sócio-econômicas e até políticas, que podem ter influído no seu insucesso na Broadway e triste destino.
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Badue, Alexandre. "Comedy Tomorrow, Tragedy Tonight: Defining the Aesthetics of Tragedy on Broadway." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1342103090.
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Tovar, Dale. "Dialogic Form, Harmonic Schemata, and Expressive Meaning in the Songs of Broadway." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/22695.
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This thesis addresses the matter of convention in Broadway songs of the song and dance era. Composers worked with implicit, regular procedures in the commercial aesthetic of the 1920s and 1930s New York theater industry. However, discussions of formal convention in this repertoire have not gone much beyond the identification of AABA and ABAC forms. I explore how hypermeter and conventional formal layouts act as schemata. Through this lens, I advocate for an in-time, listener-based approach to form, attending to the stylistically learned projections and anticipations. Later on, I unpack many of the conventional patterns underlying the ABAC form. I argue that the ABAC form provides a template for climactic musical narratives, which places climaxes near the end of the form. Lastly, I focus on AABA form where I highlight many salient conventions of the AABA form and draw historical connections to AABA forms in rock and jazz.
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MacDonald, Laura Emily. "Selling what people need : how the modern Broadway musical capitalized on economic, social and political change." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.554329.
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This project investigates how the American musical reflected and engaged with key economic, social and political events and trends in order to sustain itself as a profitable, commercial form, from the late 1950s through to the late 1980s. Beginning with an examination of West Side Story (1957) as a reaction to a changing post-war American society and an entertainment industry in transition, this project positions the musical as an enduring form of popular culture which found continual success by embedding itself in the conditions of its production. The Civil Rights movement, Vietnam War, feminism and globalization are just some of the issues and events which the Broadway musical engaged with to create emotional moments for audiences to experience. This project explores the complexities of these relationships between the musical and its social and political context, to suggest it was by pursuing and navigating the events and issues dominating the United States in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s that the musical was able to maintain its commerciality, continuing to be manufactured for consumption today. Drawing on analysis of songs, libretti, media coverage and advertising, each chapter in this thesis contextualizes a set of landmark musicals within a particular social or political issue to ask how authors, producers and audiences sustained this commercial form. It will conclude with a discussion of the British invasion of Broadway, in particular of the last major musical of the invasion period, Miss Saigon (1991). With its opening and immediate success, the making and marketing of the Broadway musical had clearly shifted into being a global rather than exclusively American commercial venture.
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Hwang, Seunghyun. "Remaking the American Family:Asian Americans on Broadway during the Cold War Era." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1403302910.
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Craft, Elizabeth Titrington. "Becoming American Onstage: Broadway Narratives of Immigrant Experiences in the United States." Thesis, Harvard University, 2014. http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11633.
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This dissertation examines the Americanization of immigrants as a defining theme in American musical theater. It does so through studies of productions from across the past century about Irish Americans, Chinese Americans, and Latino/a Americans, and in each case, at least one of the creators is a member of the ethnic American group depicted. I contend that these artists found the musical to be a constructive tool for voicing their experiences of the struggle of Americanization and broadening notions of American identity. The resulting narrative expands upon the substantial "golden age"-centered literature on Jewish assimilation and the American musical. Decentralizing the "golden age," I show how the genre has helped write into cultural citizenship a broad range of immigrant groups during fraught periods in which their national belonging was contested. I draw upon a wide range of disciplines - especially immigration history, ethnic studies, and American studies as well as musicology - and diverse methods, including archival research, oral history, textual and musical analysis, reception history, and historically based hermeneutics.Music
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Trigoso, Higinio Giancarlo Alberto. "Análisis del espectáculo musical El rey león en Broadway - New York desde la propuesta estética de los personajes." Master's thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12404/20470.
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La presente investigación tiene como objetivo analizar las características
de los personajes del musical El rey león de Broadway que plantea la
propuesta escénica de su directora y el equipo de diseñadores, tanto en la
construcción de personajes como el uso de elementos estéticos que
interactúan y forman parte de su acción, y cómo aportan a constituirlo como un
espectáculo que prevalece como un referente artístico en el teatro musical. Es
una investigación de tipo analítica sobre las artes, en la que se aplicó una
metodología cualitativa. Para realizarla, se analizaron los elementos escénicos
y estéticos usados en la caracterización de personajes, estableciendo en
diálogo las teorías de Antonin Artaud, Aristóteles y Peter Brook, y fuentes
relacionadas a las decisiones de su directora Julie Taymor en su proceso
creativo, lo que resulta en un espectáculo de alto reconocimiento por la
audiencia y la crítica. El objetivo de esta investigación es constituirse como un
referente para trabajos en el campo de creación artística de espectáculos y
sobre la investigación de este musical, debido a que no existen investigaciones
académicas sobre el mismo. La conclusión principal es que, en el musical de El
rey león, la caracterización de los personajes está mediada por las decisiones
que ha tomado la directora respecto a la estética física de cada uno de ellos,
con respecto al casting de actores, los vestuarios influenciados en distintas
culturas, el empleo de motivos tribales, y el uso de elementos e indumentos
que complementan las características de los mismos, contribuyendo
significativamente a constituirlo como un espectáculo que prevalece como un
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referente artístico en el teatro musical, validando las teorías de los tres autores
mencionados, en sus propias definiciones sobre “teatro que prevalece”.This case study aims to analyze the characteristics of the characters from Broadway musical The Lion King, the use of the aesthetic elements that interact and are part of their actions, and how they contribute to make it a show that stands the test of time as an artistic benchmark in musical theater. It is an analytical research on the arts, using a qualitative methodology. The scenic and aesthetic elements used to create the characters were analyzed reflecting on the theories of Antonin Artaud, Aristotle and Peter Brook, and related sources, when looking at the decisions made by director Julie Taymor and her creative process, which received a high level of recognition by the audience and critics. The objective of this research is to be able to be a reference for future artistic shows and other research on this musical, since there has never been academic research on it. The main conclusion is that The Lion King musical is a show that prevails as an artistic benchmark in musical theater for many reasons, among them, the director’s decision about the physical aesthetic of the characters in the casting, costumes that are influenced by other cultures and IV have tribal elements that complement the characterization. It all validates the theories on "theater that prevails" by the three authors mentioned
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Grogan, Mary Christopher. "VICARIOUS VILLAINY: A CRITICAL LITERARY ANALYSIS OF SYMPATHETIC VILLAINY IN AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE." UKnowledge, 2014. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/theatre_etds/1.
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A disproportionate amount of research into musical theatre focuses on the positive and accessible nature of the books and librettos. Very little, if any, research into musical theatre explores its darker side, specifically the considerable amount of villainy (i.e., traditionally immoral and/or criminal behavior) practiced by some of its protagonists. Moreover, it is important to note that several of the most popular musicals contain villainous characters, and that many of these characters are highly popular and even sympathetic (i.e., understandable, pitiable, and deserving of compassion) to audiences. Therefore, this thesis explores sympathetic villainous personalities in popular American musicals, focusing on the defining characteristics of the sympathetic villainy presented within specific musical works. Specifically, this thesis examines a variety of American musical theatre pieces, chronologically, from Show Boat (1927) to Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz (2003) which have strong sympathetic villainous characters. This thesis primarily addresses musical theatre villainy primarily from a critical literary analysis standpoint.
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Calcamp, Kevin. "The Semiotics of Celebrity at the Intersection of Hollywood and Broadway." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1471741170.
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Mortimer, Harold R. "The silver operetta and the golden musical : the influence of the Viennese operetta of the Silver Age (1905-1935) on the Broadway musical of the Golden Age (1943-1964) /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/11318.
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Weisser, Julie. "Analyses historique, structurelle et typologique du musical américain à travers les comédies musicales de L. Bernstein." Thesis, Paris 1, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016PA01H312.
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Cette thèse porte sur la comédie musicale américaine des décennies 1940 et 1950 à Broadway, illustrée par le répertoire du compositeur Leonard Bernstein. L'enjeu est d'analyser les différents mécanismes internes et externes de création des œuvres de cette époque. La comédie musicale étant un genre vivant à la croisée du théâtre, de la musique et de la danse, nous avons choisi de l'étudier selon plusieurs démarches : historique, structurelle, et typologique. D'un point de vue méthodologique, cette thèse s'appuie notamment sur l'analyse narrative et musicale de 156 musicals, et des trois comédies musicales de L. Bernstein en particulier. Dans un premier temps, la thèse se concentre sur la comédie musicale à Broadway dans les décennies 1940 et 1950, en explicitant les marqueurs historiques, narratifs, musicaux et chorégraphiques du genre. Dans un second temps, la thèse analyse le répertoire des musicals de L. Bernstein dans sa globalité, en interrogeant d'une part le style de l'artiste, et d'autre part la cohérence des œuvres entre elles et avec les canons mis en évidence dans la partie précédente. Enfin, l'étude de la comédie musicale On the Town (1944) explicite la genèse de l'œuvre, ses caractéristiques musicales et chorégraphiques, et la réception publique et critique du spectacleThis dissertation deals with the American Broadway musical during the 1940's and the 1950's, illustrated by Leonard Bernstein's works. Our concern is to study the various internal and external processes of creation of these pieces during this period. As the Broadway musical is a lively genre overlaying theatre, music and dance, we chose to study it through multiple angles: through its history, its structure and its typology. From a methodological point of view, this dissertation will rely on the narrative and musical analysis of 156 musicals, and especially three of L. Bernstein's musicals. First this dissertation will focus on Broadway's musicals during the 1940's and the 1950's, and will clarify the genre's historical, narrative, musical and choreographic markers. Secondly we will study L. Bernstein's own musicals. We will make explicit the composer's style, and put to test the consistency of his works amongst themselves and with the genre's canons. Last but not least, our analysis of the musical On the Town (1944) we will highlight the show's genesis, its musical and choreographic markers, and its public and critical reception
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Whitaker, Janelle. "A Whole New World: A study on the impact the Disney Theatrical Group has made on Broadway theatre and Times Square over the past 20 years." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1514644833674716.
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Duarte, Carolina Borlido. "Design de figurinos." Master's thesis, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Arquitetura, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/18351.
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Dissertação de Mestrado em Design, com a especialização em Design de Moda apresentada na Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de Lisboa para obtenção do grau de Mestre.A investigação desenvolvida em Design de Moda é centrada na área do Design de Figurinos, e mais especificamente nos figurinos para espetáculo musical do estilo Broadway. O design de figurinos é parte integrante das artes performativas (e.g., teatro, televisão e cinema), sendo o seu contributo indispensável para a criação de personagens. Para a concretização da investigação desenvolvida, foi realizado um estágio curricular na Produções La Féria, uma das mais relevantes produtoras do mundo do teatro musical em Portugal. Com a realização deste estágio foi possível alcançar vários objetivos, como a aquisição de diversas competências no desenvolvimento de figurinos, na interação e trabalho em grupo, no domínio de técnicas utilizadas no design de figurinos para espetáculo musical. De forma a recolher todas as informações imprescindíveis para o desenvolvimento da investigação, foi usada uma metodologia mista, primeiramente com base na revisão de literatura que se debruça sobre o assunto, nomeadamente livros, artigos, teses, filmes e produções de Filipe La Féria; durante o estágio a investigadora teve a oportunidade de não só fazer uma observação direta à criação de figurinos como também fazer parte da produção dos mesmos. Com o estágio foram conquistados os objetivos traçados, levando esta investigação para lá do âmbito académico, munindo a investigadora com as ferramentas e experiência necessárias para o futuro profissional no mundo do trabalho.
ABSTRACT: The research developed in Fashion Design is focused on the area of Costume Design, and more specifically on the Broadway style costumes. Costume Design is an integral part of performative arts (e.g., theater, television, and film), making it na indispensable contribution to creating characters. To carry out the research, a curriculum internship was held at Produções La Féria, one of the most relevant producers of musical theater in Portugal. With the accomplishment of this internship, it was possible to achieve some objectives, such as the acquisiton of several skills in the development of costumes, the interaction and group work, in the field of techniques used in the design of costumes for musical performance. In order to gather all the necessary information for the research development, a mixed methodology was used, firstly based on the literature review that deals with the subject, namely books, articles, theses, films, and productions of Filipe La Féria; during the internship the researcher had the opportunity not only to make a direct observation to the creation of costumes but also to be part of their production. With the internship the objectives were achieved, taking this research beyond the academic scope, providing the researcher with the necessary tools and experience for the future professional in the world of work.
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McCloud, Shonn. "African-American Men and a Journey Through Musical Theatre and Opera." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2014. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/1622.
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The purpose of this study is to outline the origins of African-American men in musical theatre, uncover their contributions to the art form, and explore how their legacy is continued today. I was inspired to do this research because through my undergraduate curriculum I have only narrowly studied African-American men in musical theatre and opera history. Upon realizing the lack of attention to this subject matter, not only in my curriculum but in historical resources, I was inspired to address the need for this research. The courses I have taken included Theatre History 1 and 2 and Musical Theatre History 1 and 2; recognition of African-Americans in the theatrical arts has been discussed at a minimal level. The majority of African-American studies in these classes focus on minstrelsy and its contribution to American musical theatre. Minstrelsy was an American form of entertainment consisting of variety acts, dancing, and music during the early 1900s. The shows were a mockery of African-Americans with white (Sometimes Black) men dressing themselves in clown-like costumes and black face paint to depict a caricature of blacks. Throughout my coursework I have found there is still a presence of Minstrelsy in the framework of American musical theatre today. Understanding how minstrelsy influenced musical theatre led me to research Bert Williams, a pioneer African-American performer both in minstrelsy and American theatre. Bert Williams broke racial barriers, allowing African-Americans to perform alongside whites and gain proper show billing. This not only influenced theatre, but the social temperature of the time as well, as the stereotype of African-Americans in society slowly began to be broken down, and whites having the opportunity to see African-Americans as normal people aided in the seeding and progression of the civil rights movement. To further study the works and life of Bert Williams, I learned and performed his iconic song, "Nobody." The song is a commentary of how Williams is overlooked because he is an African-American man. It talks about how he is expected to be funny and make a mockery of himself at the expense of himself. In researching the historical context and gaining an understanding of the content within the song, I was able to better understand other roles I have played in various musicals. This gave me a different
perspective to the subject matter of racism within a show. Furthermore, it allowed me to view the evolution of African-American roles in musical theatre, and how they originated in vaudevillian shows. A subject of which I had never explored within my classes. Williams had a very successful and influential career and became the basis for my research. However, as I began my exploration, I realized there were a vast variety of men of color who either contributed as much, if not more, to the progression of African-American men in musical theatre and opera. Bert Williams, Todd Duncan, and Paul Robeson all forged careers in musical theatre and/or opera. These men aided in presenting African-American men in realistic settings and not as stereotyped caricatures. African-American men in musical theatre and opera are typically overlooked for their contribution to the art forms. However, Bert Williams, Todd Duncan, and Paul Robeson were trailblazers for African-American men in musical theatre and opera; utilizing their status and fame to make political change and fight for equal rights, both on and off stage. Their legacy is seen in the art form through the structure of musical theatre, the content of the musical comedy that led to the musical drama, and through the integration of the African-American performer in both musical theatre and opera. In continuation of their legacy, we see more roles in shows for African-American men and a growing interest in shows with African-Americans. The recent opening and revivals of shows like Porgy and Bess, Motown: The Musical, and Kinky Boots all feature leading African-American men on stage. My duty as a young African-American practitioner of both musical theatre and opera is to continue their legacy through both my studies and performance. I am honored to be a part of their legacy, furthering their contributions, and bringing light to their stories through my research and analysis.B.F.A.
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Wendling, Miriam Monroe. "Musical notation in Bamberg 1007-1300." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.610503.
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Papadimitriou, Lydia. "The Greek film musical : a critical and cultural history /." Jefferson, N.C. [u.a.] : McFarland, 2006. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0517/2005022634.html.
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Kartomi, Margaret J. "The Musical History of the Jewish Community in Singapore." Bärenreiter Verlag, 2000. https://slub.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A36679.
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Johnston, Roy. "Concerts in the musical life of Belfast to 1874." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.318733.
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Gordon, Leslie H. "Eudora Welty's Theatrical Sketches of 1948: Summer Diversion or Lost Potential? Bye-Bye Brevoort and Other Sketches." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2010. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/english_theses/102.
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Eudora Welty is well-known for her many works of fiction and non-fiction, but not known for her works for the theater. In the summer of 1948 Welty moved to New York and wrote, in collaboration with another writer, a musical revue entitled What Year Is This? Only one of the sketches, “Bye-Bye Brevoort,” was ever produced. This and other sketches in the unpublished manuscript deserve to be studied alongside Welty’s other work. These writings provide a window into her love of New York, her vast knowledge of the fine arts, and the evolution of her writing styles. In January of 2010, a reading was staged at the Balzer Theater at Herren’s, Atlanta, Georgia. Audience reaction indicates that these pieces, both songs and skits, deserve more attention.
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Vasconcelos, Pinto Mercia de. "The Brazilian Pastoril : a history of a popular musical genre." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.364207.
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Swangviboonpong, Dusadee. "Thai court singing : history, musical characteristics, and means of transmission." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2000. http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/28802/.
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This thesis deals with various aspects of Thai court singing, which is now widely found outside the court as well. Aspects include: genres; history; vocal techniques; performance contexts; influence of speech-tones on vocal melody; sources of vocal melody; degree of improvisation and variation; text setting; and teaching methods. Thai court vocal melodies that are created from khoonmelodies will share the lug tog(structural notes) with their khoonmelodies. Just as each instrumental melody created in this way will have its own characteristics, so too will the vocal melody. Each composer will create a different vocal melody from the same khoon melody according to their stylistic school and their own individual aesthetic. Although vocal melodies are not improvised, they can still vary in performance with the thaan(style) of the singer. This thesis explores the degree to which individual variation is possible, and the nature of that variation. Tanese (1988) proposed melodic formulae for the way Thai court vocal melodies are affected by the speech-tones of the lyrics. This thesis not only examines and adds to Tanese's formulae, but also shows an application of these formulae in the examination of metabole in songs. Word positioning has important implications for the use of yyan (wordless vocalisation), which has its own particular functions within a song, for example, allowing ornamentation that is free from the constraints of speech-tones. Different chan (metrical levels) of Thai court songs make use of different patterns of word positioning, and the patterns within each chanvary according to the number of rhythmic cycles in each thoon (section). The influence of the kloonpoetic form is found to be fundamental. Oral transmission is still the mainstay of the teaching of Thai court singing. Recent attempts at government homogenisation of teaching theory and practice are a threat to variety of styles and approaches in contemporary singing. Future research will be needed to assess the effect of these measures as time elapses.
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Injejikian, Hasmig. "Sayat Nova and Armenian ashoogh musical tradition." Thesis, McGill University, 1990. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=59269.
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The main objective of this thesis is to show that the thirty melodies ascribed to the ashoogh Sayat Nova are melodically and rhythmically homogeneous, and that they bear similarity to both Armenian folk and sacred melodies. Since very little has been written on this topic in Occidental languages, it has been necessary to provide (1) a descriptive account of the ancient Armenian music; namely, vibassan, koosan, folk and sacred traditions; (2) a presentation of ashoogh poetic forms, rhyming schemes, and accentuation patterns, which are summarized for the first time in a chart with corresponding sources; (3) a chapter on Armenian tzayns as a background to the melodic analysis and codifications of Sayat Nova's melodies, which is contrary to the accepted practice of codifying these melodies with Greek modal names.Professor Nigoghos Tahmizian's analysis of Sayat Nova melodies was used as a starting point. Furthermore, through analysis based primarily on available secondary sources, certain conclusions have been obtained: such as, the unity of rhythm/meter with language conventions, presence of specific melodic patterns, cadential endings, intervallic patterns and ranges in Sayat Nova melodies, as characterised by individual tzayn codifications. Further research is suggested to clarify codification of poetic forms, tzayn designations, and specifically, to solidify accentuation conventions of the Armenian language and of its dialects.
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Moran, Patrick. "A 16 BAR CUT:THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATREAN ORIGINAL SCRIPT AND MONOGRAPH DOCUMENT." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2006. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/2294.
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A final thesis for my Master of Fine Arts degree should encompass every aspect of the past few years spent in the class room. Therefore, as a perfect capstone to my degree, I have decided to conceive, write, and perform a new musical with my classmate Rockford Sansom entitled The History of Musical Theatre: A 16 Bar Cut. The History of Musical Theatre: A 16 Bar Cut will be a two-man musical that will capsulate all of musical theatre history in a single evening. Starting with the Greeks and finishing in the present, the show will comedically inform the audience, while paying homage to, the astonishing art form called musical theatre, using several outrageous conventions such as a game show, spoof, mimicry, and most importantly, drag. The show will also pose the question to everyone: with all the great literature already created, where is musical theatre headed, and who is going to bring us there? Writing A 16 Bar Cut will test the training I have received and my mastery of musical theatre as an art form. The show will demonstrate my understanding and passion for several components used by authors and actors alike to create a musical. Being that the show is a capsulation of all musical theatre, A 16 Bar Cut will show my true mastery of the history and literature of musical theatre. I will be forced to hone my skills of the collaborative process at a new level, as never having to truly execute them with such intensity before. The challenges that lay ahead will be seen not only in the performance aspect, but also in the creation of A 16 Bar Cut. Since musical theatre has an immense range in genre and style, the ability to technically master these styles and genres will prove to challenge me as a performer, as well as a writer. In the performance, there will be three main challenges: vocal qualities, dance techniques, and my acting craft. The vocal styles used in A 16 Bar Cut will test my capabilities as a singer to meet the demands needed to convey the original material used as it was initially intended. As a dancer, the specific movements and "signatures" of the many choreographers will challenge me to understand and be able to re-create these "specifics" for an audience. The character building will test me as an actor, starting with one through-lined character--a heightened half-brained juvenile form of myself--along with building approximately fifty auxiliary characters throughout the show. As a writer, there are two major challenges that I foresee. The first challenge is the arc of the show--needing to keep a steady through-line that will let the audience understand what is happening and follow the history. The second obstacle is making sure the audience understands the show. I may be finishing an M.F.A. in Musical Theatre, but not everyone will be. In fact, some audience members may not know anything about musical theatre. This challenge arises trying to make the show funny to everyone, not just musical theatre dorks. The Research and Analysis portion of my monograph document will follow the course of action laid out in the M.F.A. Thesis Guidelines. The (A) Research section will include the biographical information pertaining to the composers and lyricists involved in the selected materials. Librettists of specific book shows that we choose to utilize as it pertains to our show will also be included in this section. I will also include a brief subsection of each composer, lyricist, and librettist's significance to musical theatre history. The (B) Structural Analysis section will discuss the structure and dramatic organization of how we choose to create A 16 Bar Cut. The (C) Analysis of the Role section will reveal how we employ the stock characters/ comedic duo of the straight man and funny man (i.e., Laurel & Hardy and Abbot & Costello). All other components outlined in the M.F.A. Thesis Guidelines will be included in my document.M.F.A.
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Gentry, Jonathan C. "Memory and hypnotism in Wagner's musical discourse." PDXScholar, 2007. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3660.
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A rich relationship unites the composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883) and the history of psychology, especially if one considers his attempt to make music speak with the clarity of verbal language. Wagner's musical discourse participated in the development of psychology in the nineteenth century in three distinct areas. First, Wagner shared in the non-reductive materialist discourse on mind that characterized many of the thinkers who made psychology into an autonomous intellectual pursuit. Second, Wagner's theories and theatrical productions directly influenced two important psychologists - Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) and Christian von Ehrenfels (1859-1932). Finally, the experiences of music achieved by Wagner at his Bayreuth festivals created greater sensitivity toward psychology, especially among the more sympathetic participants.
In tracing a narrative from Wagner's first conception of a festival in 1849 to the premiere of Parsifal in 1882, one can also see several arcs in the evolution of Wagner's musical discourse. These include the shift from mnemonic to hypnotic techniques for giving music a voice, as well as the transition from a socially critical festival to one of personal affirmation. Connected to both of these augmentations of musical discourse was the volatile relationship between music and text in Wagner's compositions. Important in facilitating these transformations was not only Wagner's discovery of Schopenhauer's philosophy, but also the larger contingencies of instituting a festival in the Griinderzeit. In looking at the reception side of theatrical productions, in addition to their staging, this thesis has been able to identify psychologically-related links important to the history of music, science, and culture.
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Jackson, Simon John. "The literary and musical activities of the Herbert family." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/283892.
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Leo, Katherine M. "Blurred Lines: Musical Expertise in the History of American Copyright Litigation." The Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461148846.
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Chevill, Elizabeth Jane. "Music societies and musical life in old foundation cathedral cities 1700-60." Thesis, Online version, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=1&uin=uk.bl.ethos.308531.
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Sansom, Rockford. "A 16 BAR CUT: THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATREAN ORIGINAL SCRIPT AND MONOGRAPH DOCUMENT." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2006. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/2295.
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Believing that a thesis should encompass all aspects of a conservatory training program, I will write and perform--in collaboration with my classmate Patrick John Moran--a new musical entitled A 16 Bar Cut: The History of American Musical Theatre as the capstone project for my Master of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre. A 16 Bar Cut will be a two-man show that tells the entire history of American musical theatre from the ancient Greeks to today in a tongue-in-cheek manner. The goal of the project is to pay homage to an original American art form in a night of zany silliness and hilarity. The show will feature an informative perspective on the rise and current status of American musical theatre, several new songs, complete irreverence, and grown men singing, dancing, and making utter fools of themselves. Creating my thesis show will test and stretch my knowledge base of the musical theatre art form and virtually every skill that I have developed in my course of study. Since A 16 Bar Cut centers on the historical journey of musical theatre, constructing the new work will demonstrate my understanding of musical theatre history and literature. Performing the show will also challenge my ability and craftsmanship as an actor, singer, and dancer. Not only will I create a through-line character--a heightened, silly, professorial version of myself, but I will also create approximately fifty additional characters used throughout the show. The vocal and dance requirements for my track will also be numerous and demanding. And since the show travels through the major movements of musical theatre history, I will have to dance, sing, and act in the various styles and qualities of each movement and time period. Other significant challenges will center on script development. The first obstacle will be synthesizing music theatre into a single evening while maintaining an arc, storyline, and Patrick and my specific point of view about the genre. Another complexity to the show will be accessibility to the audience--how to be respectful to and informative about musical theatre, while at the same time being entertaining and funny to a wide array of audience members who will vary in musical theatre knowledge. In addition, developing a two-man thesis will require a complete collaboration with Patrick Moran. Since musical theatre is rarely--if ever--a solo art, working as a team will expand and exercise my collaborative abilities. And producing the show with Patrick will test supplementary skills such as marketing, resourcefulness, design and technical elements, etc. The Research and Analysis portion of my monograph document will be structured according to the M.F.A. Thesis Guidelines as applicable to my specific project. The (A) Research section will consist of a biographical glossary on all of the composers and lyricists referenced in A 16 Bar Cut. Librettists' information will be included when their work is pertinent. Additionally, each composer, lyricists, and librettists will be discussed in regards to their significance in musical theatre history. The (B) Structural Analysis section will describe the show's organization and construction and how the structural problems mentioned above are solved. The (C) Role Analysis section will have three sub-sections focusing on my different roles in the production as a playwright, producer, and actor.M.F.A.
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Gilday, Patrick E. "Musical thought and the early German Reformation." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2011. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0ac3d705-c00e-4fc9-b90c-4902f9b54f8f.
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German musicology has customarily situated a paradigm shift in musical aesthetics some time during the first half of the sixteenth century. This dissertation examines the suggestion that German Reformation theology inspired a modern musical aesthetic. In Part One, the existing narrative of relationship between theological and musical thought is tested and rejected. Chapter 1 analyses twentieth-century music historians' positive expectation of commensurability between Luther's theological ideas and the sixteenth-century concepts of the musical work and musical rhetoric, concluding that their positive expectation was dependent on a Germanocentric modernity narrative. Chapter 2 assesses Listenius' Musica (1537), the textbook in which the concepts of the musical work and musica poetica were expounded for the first time. I argue that, since Listenius' textbook was intended as a pedagogical tool, it is inappropriate to read his exposition of musica poetica and opus as if logical sentences on musical aesthetics. Part Two investigates the treatment of musica in the theology of early German Reformation disputants. Chapter 3 finds that Luther's early musical thought was borrowed from the late mediæval mystics, and resisted the influence of the Renaissance Platonists. Chapter 4 shows that, far from embracing humanist ideas of musical rhetoric, Luther's Reformed musical aesthetic became increasingly anti-rational and sceptical of music's relation to verbal meaning. Chapter 5 examines the discussions of music by the German Romanist polemicists. It finds that their music-aesthetic assertions were opportunistic attempts to situate the Lutherans outside the bounds of orthodoxy. The dissertation concludes that the discussions of music in early German Reformation texts ran counter to the general sixteenth-century trajectory towards a humanistic or modern aesthetic of music. It further argues that the aesthetic proposals of sixteenth-century German theologians should be taken seriously in the formation of our present-day picture of sixteenth-century musical thought.
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Kerns, Nancy Jane. "Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford| Elevating the Female Voice in American Musical Theater." Thesis, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13421232.
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Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford, along with most other female creators of musicals, remain in the shadows, in spite of an increased focus by the media on women’s contributions to society. The messages of Cryer and Ford’s dramatic themes and songs have not been fully understood by many critics and audience members. Scholarly and popular writings on women in theater remain scarce, and literature on Cryer and Ford contains errors and promotes misunderstandings.
In this thesis, I argue that Gretchen Cryer and Nancy Ford, a writer and composer of musical theater respectively, tackled contemporary issues in their Broadway and off Broadway musicals, introduced new theatrical forms and musical genres to the stage, and have built a distinguished collaborative career and earned a meritorious position in musical theater heritage by incorporating these issues, in particular, those which pertain to women or those which affect women, into their works. I seek to correct and build upon extant writings and information from media resources. My thesis is the first monograph to detail the lives and works of Cryer and Ford, and to assess their contributions to the musical theater genre. My detailed case studies dissect several Cryer and Ford musicals, which speak directly to prominent images and ideas of the time, and reveal how their works emphasize the importance of interpersonal communication, and endorse humanism and, in particular, feminism. Cryer and Ford are trailblazers for other female musical writers, for whom they have advocated, and for whom I provide a comprehensive overview.
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Weight, Alden L. "A Mormon Cultural Study of Musical Preference." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 1997. http://patriot.lib.byu.edu/u?/MTNZ,31058.
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Trowles, Tony Albert. "The musical ode in Britain, c.1670-1800." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1992. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:2c30162d-7b1d-45ba-9e3c-301129ecb38c.
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The musical ode, which developed during the 1660s and 1670s as a means of celebrating occasions of particular significance (often by setting a specially written text), remained popular throughout the eighteenth century, and can be regarded as the earliest form of large-scale secular choral music to have developed in England. This dissertation discusses the nature of the genre (including its relationship with the poetical ode), and surveys the contexts in which odes were composed and performed. It is supplemented by a catalogue which lists some 270 examples of the genre. Among the earliest odes were those written for performance at the court in London. These have already been the subject of musicological study, but although they were the biggest stylistic influence on the other odes written during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, they were not quite the earliest examples of the species. At the University of Oxford, the practice of performing specially composed odes to enhance academic ceremonial dates from at least 1669, and the custom continued throughout the following century. The odes on St Cecilia's Day also originate in the late seventeenth century, but although the works performed in London between 1683 and 1701 have received some scholarly attention, odes on the same theme written later in the century, along with works performed at a number of provincial centres, have not hitherto been discussed in the context of the wider ode genre. Also neglected have been the birthday odes performed at the Vice-regal court in Dublin during the eighteenth century. These complement the London court odes, but have not previously been listed or discussed in detail. Other odes were written for charitable causes, and to commemorate a miscellaneous array of occasions, including military victories and the inauguration of new buildings. In addition, in the latter half of the eighteenth century, some composers responded to developments in the poetical ode by setting libretti which had no 'occasional' inspiration, but which were notable literary achievements in their own right.
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Dumitrescu, Theodor. "The early Tudor court and international musical relations /." Aldershot [u.a.] : Ashgate, 2007. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=016142806&line_number=0002&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
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Revised Thesis (doctoral)--University of Oxford, 2004.Foreign cultural models at the English royal court -- International events and musical exchanges -- Building a foreign musical establishment at the early Tudor court -- Anglo-continental relations in music manuscripts -- English music theory and the international traditions. Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-315) and index.
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Suzigan, Maria Lúcia Cruz. "Educação musical - uma nova abordagem (Centro Livre de Aprendizagem Musical - São Paulo - 1973 a 2001)." Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, 2006. http://tede.mackenzie.br/jspui/handle/tede/2695.
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This work intends to discuss the pedagogical project of CLAM - Free Center of Musical Learning, one of the first schools of music in the city of São Paulo to develop a different proposal of teaching-learning from the traditional schools. The focus is on the period from March 1973 to March 2001. It is an interdisciplinary work the first one concerning a brief history of Zimbo Trio and the CLAM. The second chapter analyses all the methodology developed in the school and examples of what repertoire was used. In the third chapter is about the creation and organization of the Department of Musical Education for Children, its methodology, repertoires, recitals and the use of this teaching-learning system for public and private schools, in particular Diadema - SP public school net.
Essa dissertação propõe discutir o projeto pedagógico do CLAM Centro Livre de Aprendizagem Musical, uma das primeiras escolas de música da cidade de São Paulo a desenvolver uma proposta de ensino-aprendizagem diferente das escolas tradicionais. O estudo abrange o período de março de 1973 a março de 2001. É um trabalho interdisciplinar que está dividido em três capítulos, sendo o primeiro uma breve história sobre o Zimbo Trio e o CLAM. O segundo capítulo analisa toda a metodologia desenvolvida na escola e exemplos do repertório utilizado. No terceiro, a criação e organização do Departamento de Educação Musical para crianças, sua metodologia, repertórios, recitais e a utilização deste sistema de ensinoaprendizagem por escolas regulares do ensino público e privado, em especial as escolas da rede municipal de Diadema - SP.
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Burgh, Theodore William. "Do you hear what I hear? A study of musical instruments and musical activity in Iron Age Israel/Palestine and surrounding cultures of the ancient Near East." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/284124.
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It is true that the music of antiquity is now mute, but archaeology has provided valuable artifacts pictorial representations showing musical activity and musical instruments of the ancient world. Several scholars have conducted paramount research regarding music from every period in the ancient Near East, and contributed greatly to the field. Further study, however, is required. This paper presents new questions to previously studied Near Eastern musical artifacts and iconography. These queries explore the areas of identifying instruments in artifacts and iconographic depictions, performance techniques, gender identification of musicians in depictions, and the use of space in cultic activities involving music. The goal of this study is to shed additional light and generate further discussion in these areas of musical activity in the Ancient Near East. As expected, this study is difficult. Nevertheless, these questions must be addressed in an effort to better understand music activity in ancient Israel/Palestine and surrounding Near Eastern cultures.
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Petropulos, Elizabeth-Hannah. "Musical game-changers through history and how we listen with our eyes." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/38263.
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Master of MusicSchool of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Patricia Thompson
This thesis will examine musical game changers in a chronological order. It will discuss how composers have redefined the face of their musical genre and comment on how the past of music affects the future of music. In addition, the following contents will make a case for the idea that individuals listen with their eyes. I will examine the effect that costumes and their design have on both the audience and the performers. The sixty minutes Masters Recital that is the basis of this thesis will consist works by the following composers and librettists: Christoph Willibald Gluck, George Bickwell, Theodore Kennick, William Schwenck Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, Leoš Janáček, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein, Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin, Moss Hart, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Benjamin Britten, Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, James Rado, Stephen Sondheim, Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Catherine Johnson, Benny Anderssohn, Björn Ulvaeus, and Lin Manuel-Miranda. The recital will feature selections from Orfeo ed Euridice, The Black Crook, The Pirates of Penzance, Jenůfa, Show Boat, Lady in the Dark, Carousel, Peter Grimes, Hair, Company, A Chorus Line, Evita, Mamma Mia, and Hamilton: An American Musical. Each selection will be will be musically and dramatically analyzed as well as discussed from a costume design standpoint.
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Meredith, Sharon. "Tuk in Barbados : the history, development and recontextualisation of a musical genre." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2002. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/91318/.
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This thesis is the first major investigation of tuk and documents an important part of Barbados' heritage. It also opens up opportunities for further research to be undertaken in Barbadian music and in related fields elsewhere in the Caribbean region. This thesis explores the history, development and recontextualisation of Barbadian tuk music. The history of Barbados is examined before considering Barbadian culture and how a Barbadian national identity was increasingly sought during the twentieth century, particularly after Independence. Music during the period of slavery, African music and British military music, the major influences on tuk, are explored before a study of the instruments, rhythms and repertoire of tuk. Types of tuk, and tuk-type musics elsewhere are examined and tuk is compared with other musics. Modern tuk musicians, their treatment of tuk, and how tuk has been, and continues to be, recontextualised is explored. The history, organisation and roles of the Barbados Landship, an organisation modelled on the British Royal Navy, but which never goes to sea, are considered together with the Landship's relationship with the tuk band. Finally, an overview of music and festivals in Barbados today places tuk in the country's musical scene. This thesis argues that tuk is predominantly a music that originated from imitating European military fife and drum bands, and that the African elements of it are to be found in rhythmic improvisation and some African retentions that have direct parallels with military fife and drum bands. It also argues that tuk exhibits characteristics similar to musics found elsewhere that can be attributed to the effects of the slave trade, colonialism and migration. In addition, the thesis argues that the Landship's relationship with the tuk band is a continuation of a naval tradition.