MUSIC 2TT3 Lecture 4: Jan26_Broadway Opera
3 Feb 2017
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No t e b o o k: broadway and the popular song. What next? rn the 1940sr the musical play established itselr and created a ravourable environment ror ambitious undertakingsr including: South paciric )1949) (cid:0)id broadway(cid:1)s ambitious undertakings include opera(cid:2) !perar an invention or the early barodue era )ca. 1600)r is a staged entertainmentr usually sung rrom beginning to endr reaturing musicr dramar poetryr the visual artsr and sometimes dance. Characteristics or opera ehrough-sung with little or no dialogue. Classically-trainedr legitimate singers with a wide ranger ecellent proectionr use or vibrato. Littler ir anyr dance alements or opera rn operar there are generally 2 modes or singing: !verturer duet )2 singers)r trio )))r duartet )4)r duintet )5)r settet )6)r chorusr etc. ehe libretto )little book) contains the words sung or spoken in the opera )like the script or a play)
