Stratford's Anything Goes: Music Analysis

For this extra credit project, I watched 1776, a musical that goes through the creation and signing of the Declaration of Independence. It begins with a song, as any good musical does. The story focuses on John Adams, a delegate from Massachusetts at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. The story begins on May 8th, 1776, and John Adams’ unrelentless tirade on Congress to vote for independence. Congress is not fon of the idea, and Adams turns to Ben Franklin for help. Franklin suggests that they send Richard Henry Lee, a delegate from Virginia, to the Virginia House of Burgesses to get a resolution on independency. About a month later, he returns with a resolution. The colonies vote on whether to debate the issue, with a 6-5 vote for debate.

Your Obedient Servant is one of the last songs in the musical Hamilton: An American Story. This song is based off a set of interactions between the title character, Alexander Hamilton, and his antagonist, Aaron Burr. It follows the Song, Election of 1800, in which Hamilton openly supports Thomas Jefferson to become president instead of Burr after the electoral tie between the two candidates. The tension that has been growing throughout the entire musical has climaxed at that point and then the infamous duel is set. All the letters that are written to each other during the song are ended with, “your Obedient Servant,” to add humor and also a reference to the actual series of five letters sent in 1804. While this makes for fantastic theatre, it is not completely accurate. Part of what makes Lin Manuel Miranda’s writing so compelling is that he takes Aaron Burr and makes him more dimensional than the man who killed Alexander Hamilton. However, the actual exchanged letters that the song is based off of show the tension breaking by a small incident, not directly relating to the presidential race, and do not actually set the terms of the duel.

Having looked at the emotional effect this music has on people, it is now worth looking at the specific churches within the Sydney diocese to get a greater understanding on a smaller level as to how the music is played and what effect it might have. To do this, there have been visits to said churches to see what goes on, this is like a large scale of the participant observation methodology. This was a very useful in developing an understanding for how different churches of the same denomination were going about music as part of the service. There is some clear information that has come out from attending these churches. Firstly, and worth noting, the churches run very similar services, across most of the churches the structure of songs is the

Plato once opined “Music gives a soul to the Universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” This Greek philosopher knew what makes the world go around and he knew that a signal angelic note or a beautiful song could possibly change someone’s mood. Kazual(Casual) an Americans Got Talent: Semi-Finalist, took a page from Plato. They are currently touring nationwide. An opportunity arose to meet them at the 2016 Ohio State Fair. The compassion and pure love for music could be seen in their eyes as they belted out beautiful runs, breathtaking falsettos and perfectly executed harmonies. Music would not be where it is today without this constant drive to use music to touch peoples heart. Kazual strongly believe in covers of songs. They take artist songs and turn them into their own work of art, like Pentatonic. They are no way comparable to Lata Mangeshkar, but the few songs that they have done has impacted the melting pot we call Columbus Ohio. Country, jazz, blues, pop, classic rock and bluegrass are but a few genres of music Kazual has sung at various stands throughout of the fairgrounds.

The end of a semester is the most stressful time for students because of those dreaded finals. Anyone who lived through the 1990s should know the song a young lion and his pals sang after meeting for the first time. However, as the years pass by, society forgets the simple pleasures of youth and the two words that can make all troubles go away. “Hakuna Matata” was a song written by Tim Rice with music by Elton John. This song is also a story about a warthog before he discovered this amazing expression. However, the biggest part of the song is about being carefree and forgetting any troubles that may arise. As finals approach, a student needs to revisit their childhood past and recall the “wonderful phrase:”

Have you ever heard of Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars? The Red Shoes by IU? Both of these songs sprout from a genre that everyone has heard of at least one time in some point of their lives: jazz. Jazz is a genre that started out in the early 20th century by communities of African Americans, which soon became the “pop music” of the time period. However, jazz has been declining in popularity as other genres (especially pop) started developing, and conservative efforts haven’t proved to be very effective. Jazz is a genre of art, influence, and variety, and actions need to be taken to preserve such a rich genre of music.

2b. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, John Williams creates the mood of non-diegetic music which is when the source of the sound is not visible on

The Washburn University Department of Music was honored to host two solo vocal artists. The guest artists were Dr. Anthony Radford of California State University, Fresno and Dr. Andrea Garritano of Washburn University. Each artist had their own type of voice range. Dr. Anthony Radford’s voice range was baritone, meaning that he has a voice of medium compass between bass and tenor. Dr. Andre Garritano voice range was soprano meaning she has the highest female singing voice. The musical instrument that was played along with the solo singer was the piano, which was played by Patricia Gibson. The piano is apart of the percussion instrumental group. For any instrumental group the smaller the instrument the higher the pitches are.

The recent marriage of not-for-profit theatre companies and commercial producers has experienced mixed reviews. The example of the American Repertory Theatre and Rocco Landesman developing a musical of Huck Finn in the 1980’s was the first of many such ventures that were both commercially and critically successful and combined the nonprofit with commercialism. But is it a conflict of interest or a marriage made in heaven or maybe even a marriage of convenience.

Family friendly, heart tugging, hilarious, energy filled, Matilda the Musical does it all in this unbelievable performance and is a must see for everyone. The humor is perfect for all ages and will have everyone laughing, but at the same time still has little remarks that go over the kid's head. Matilda the Musical is currently playing in the beautiful Cambridge Theatre in London’s West End and the set and special of effects of the Matilda are a little unnecessary at times, but still impressive nonetheless. This show will have you laughing and talking about the performance for days to come!

Music played an important part in the sixteenth and seventeenth century during which Shakespeare was writing. Maybe this is the reason why there are frequent references to music in most Shakespeare's dramas. Shakespeare's plays like The Tempest and Twelfth Night are rich in songs and music.

Tony and Maria - more romantic love, idealised, though Tony has to agree with Riff,

Music has many different styles. It can create different emotions for the audience. From a quick, cheerful march, to a slow jazz, the composer has to know which markings he should use. He to communicate what he feels. He needs to choose the right instruments to achieve the sound he wants. With the right instruments playing the correct volume, the music will make anything from a warm slow tone, to a quick-paced jingle. In a concert band, the dynamics, the level of the band, and which instruments play which parts determine the type of music it produces.

The use of vibrato in music stemming from the Late Renaissance music is highly debated. Christopher Jackson’s article entitled “An Examination of Vibrato” discusses the issues revolving around the use of vibrato in music from the Late Renaissance time period. The author’s goals isn’t to arrive at a side of the matter. However, he clearly states that he wishes to “shed some new light on the views of these two opposing schools…” I believe this article is meant for both musicologists and choral directors alike. The music of this time period is still being performed to this day and each performance varies due to different interpretations of a particular piece. This article can serve as a great tool for advising choral directors on specific decisions they must make within a piece regarding the use of vibrato. The article can also be directed to musicologist who have had debates about this vocal technique. Without any clear resolution, it leaves the question open-ended, however, it does give insight on the two sides which helps inform musicologists who favor a particular idea about the other argument.

his contributions to the American Revolution in an American history class. Now, thanks to Lin-Manuel Miranda, individuals have the ability to learn everything about Hamilton’s life in a fun, memorable way. Before Miranda’s rise to fame, he was an ordinary thirty-eight-year-old actor from New York City. Although Lin-Manuel Miranda is best known for creating and starring in the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” he is also an American composer, lyricist, and playwright. Miranda became inspired to create a musical about Alexander Hamilton after reading the biography Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. Miranda and Chernow both discuss