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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on January 15, 2017, 05:13:10 PM

Title: Sound of Musicals
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 15, 2017, 05:13:10 PM

Watching the first episode, a bit too fast for the early development for me, but lovely stuff


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b088n7s9

Title: Re: Sound of Musicals
Post by: Harrowby Hall on January 15, 2017, 07:56:40 PM

I agree. I'm surprised that Neil Brand did not look at the continental European influences such as Offenbach and Lehar and also (personal view) Puccini (I think that verismo probably influenced Hammerstein). His admiration for Richard Rodgers is (understandably) almost palpable.

Title: Re: Sound of Musicals
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 16, 2017, 11:19:33 AM

Yes, agree, particularly given the overlap that can be shown with Romberg's work for Broadway. I was also surprised at no mention of Wodehouse whose work with Guy Bolton foreshadows a lot of the developments covered in the programme