Music 2701A/B Final: Musical Theater Test - Final
22 Jan 2020
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What we"re doing today: development of book musicals vs. revues, european operetta (and the influence on american operetta, gilbert and sullivan"s the pirates of penzance, jerome kern"s show boat. From lowest to highest pitched voice: bass, baritone, tenor, alto (aka contralto, mezzo soprano, soprano. Listening to the end of the act ii finale: jupiter causes a lightening bolt to fall near orpheus, making him look around, losing. Eurydice forever: everyone is happy to go to hades to party; champagne and can-can dancing. Viennese and viennese-style operetta: johann strauss jr. (1825 1899): first major composer of viennese operetta his third operetta die, fledermaus (1874) most popular in his time, still the most performed operetta in the world. English comic opera: dominated by the team of gilbert and sullivan, william schwenck gilbert (1836-1911) and arthur sullivan (1842-1900) produced by. Pinafore (1878), pirates of penzance (1879), the mikado (1885)
