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The Progression Of The Musical Theatre Belt In Upper Voices: Annotated Bibliography, Kathryn Cymerman Jan 2021

The Progression Of The Musical Theatre Belt In Upper Voices: Annotated Bibliography, Kathryn Cymerman

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

A pedagogical look into the progression of the musical theatre belt in upper voices, with emphasis on the introduction of the mix.


Same Old Song: An Analysis Of Adaptation And The Orpheus Myth In Musical Theatre, Aaron J. Wulf Jan 2021

Same Old Song: An Analysis Of Adaptation And The Orpheus Myth In Musical Theatre, Aaron J. Wulf

Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship

This bibliography is a brief examination of various adaptations of the myth of Orpheus and Euridice throughout the history of musical theatre and opera, specifically through comparative textual analysis of the scripts and libretti. In this examination, additions to or retractions from the original story, whether common to several adaptations or unique to a single source, will be analyzed. From these findings it will be possible to speculate on historical and contextual reasons for the unique shape taken by each adaptation, and to add to the conversation about the nature and purpose of adaptation in general as well as the …