Sound Of Music Analysis

The first strictly female-based shows were released in the 1950’s. These musicals attracted more female-based audience members and ticket sales rose exponentially. Musicals such as The Sound of Music and My Fair Lady showed

The 19th century was an era of change. There were lots of progression in technology, science, and philosophy that gradually turned European society away from the past centuries. Women’s status in the 19th century Europe also changed. Many of the 19th century women were able to have a profession as they received higher and wider education, and also allowed to have more participation in society. In the musical life of 19th century Europe, numbers of women were able to perform and compose as good and men.

A person’s heartbeat changes to mimic the music they listen to. Different types of music portray an emotion or specific memory of an individual. Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe is a story of pre-colonial times in the Niger villages. The protagonist’s, Okonkwo, ideals of masculinity are challenged by various forms of misfortune portrayed through the music in his community, Gbo. The music highlights the key points of Okonkwo's village and culture as it looks ahead at the disintegration of their values, because there is no longer a harmony between the flute and drums.

1. What is “women’s music”? What elements linked the participants of the women’s music movement (i.e., musical style, ethos, sentiment, etc.)? Please provide at least two examples.

Godspell is a musical that explains various parables from the Gospel of Matthew (and a few from the Gospel of Luke.) The production of Godspell put on at Carthage took a modern approach to the Broadway classic. Instead of philosophers debating religion during the opening, it was college students venting on the internet. Additionally, the actors chose not to don clown makeup after choosing to follow Jesus, but instead, each wore a pin to demonstrate their allegiance. The music is set to modern beats but the lyrics are derived from popular hymns.

The ensemble performing is the Texas State Jazz Ensemble and guest artist Steve Houghton. The performance was at 7:30PM at the performing arts center recital hall on November 1st, 2016. The title of the pieces that was performed was Slide’s Derangement by Slide Hampton which was written in the late fifties. BBC by Bob Florence and But Beautiful by Jimmy Van Heusen and Chuck Owen that was written in 1947. The performances with the guest artist Steven Houghton was Dangerous Curves by Jeff Golub and Matt Harris that was written in 2000. Blues for Stephanie by John Clayton that was written in the nineties. Jazz Crimes by Joshua Redman and Alan Baylock that was written in the 2002. Cariba by Wes Montgomery and Steve Alee

The Golden Age began the tradition of transforming classic literature into musical theater. During the 1950s, directors and collaborators took a central role in integrating movement and dance fully into musical theater productions. Many productions emphasized the storytelling power of dance. West Side Story (1957), a musical where dance held an integral part in, was a retelling of Romeo and Juliet to modern-day New York City. Guys and Dolls (1950), My Fair Lady (1956), The Music Man (1957), and Gypsy (1959) were all very influential and successful musicals of that time. The 1950s ended with Roger and Hammerstein’s last hit, The Sound of Music, and with its extremely successful film version, it became one of the most popular musicals in history.

Charlotte Bunch once said “Sexual, racial, gender, violence, and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.” Our society experiences all of these problems and I would like to focus on the gender perspective in the 21st century and how women have had more of an influence in music than people actually realize. Men have dominated the music industry and business but women have been the underlying reason as for why men and other females have been so successful in the music scene.

Gender roles that conform to age old stereotypes are often present within the musical genre. These age-old gender roles are much of the time characterized by the women playing the role of the housewife who takes care of home affairs and looks after the children, while having no control over money or her own decisions, while the man is the only working figure in the picture, and the sole provider for the family; in short, the female is the obedient follower of the dominant male.

The Music Man was written by Meredith Willson who was a Mason City native. According to Ellen Leslie, Meredith Willson began developing his first musical in 1948 and it would be almost another ten years before the show opened onto Broadway. The play was an instant favorite among fans and critics alike, since its debut in 1957 The Music Man has gone on to receive multiple revivals, international praise, and a few film adaptations. This play has become a favorite of professional, regional, amateur, and high school productions because of its interesting characters and catchy songs.

Starting in the golden age of 1950, a Broadway musical's critical judgement depended on how well the show’s elements were formally integrated. Meaning the outlook of the plot in relation to the music, lyrics and characterization of gender roles. Gender is a fundamental element of Broadway musical theatre, constitutional to the musical’s architecture. It is essential as a building block for characters, music/lyrics, and stage settings. Broadway musical is a popular art, in which conveys social issues in the female gender from the representations of women in the 1950's to today. The Broadway musical participates in a larger conversation about gender and sexuality because it is a commercial, profit-seeking, artistic commodity, entertainment form, and cultural product. Broadway musical is a mainstream form that needs to relate to middle-class audiences’ desires and expectations, one might expect only social issues and stereotypical representations of women. The female gender stereotypes are represented in Broadway musicals portrayed by the character's roles. As time went by, the portrayal of the female characters in musicals changed because of the representation that women in today receives. Thus, these musicals explore social issues of the day, including women’s rights and changing roles in U.S. culture, sometimes directly and sometime obliquely. Therefore, the Broadway musical venerates female performers and provides substantial roles for women.

The following document is the Evaluation of my major music project: composing, recording and realising a 6 track EP of instrumental math rock under the band name Yass. Firstly I will discuss if the project met my original aims. Secondly, I will talk about how I researched the project and how to explain the process of development in composing and songwriting. Finally, I will evaluate the final product and how it fit’s in the modern music industry is it viable as an extension of further work.

LISTENER RELEVANCE: Since film scores are such an important part of movies, it makes sense to learn a little bit more about them.

The Sound of Music is based off of a 1959 Broadway play that was written by Howard Lindsey and Russell Crouse. In 1965, it was adapted to the big screen and is a classic. The movie takes place in Austria during the rise of Adolph Hitler in the late 1930s. ("Plot," 2008) ("The Sound of Music," 2002) (Wald, 2007)

To begin my first steps into researching, I thought it would be a good idea to watch the musical. I proceeded to rent it online, and I got a good idea of what I was getting myself into. My task was now to discover who all made this production possible. I began this new task by first going to Playbill to see if they had Shrek the Musical. Playbill did, and I used the the original playbill cover from opening night as the cover for my notebook. I also used playbill to find out some general information of who wrote the play and composed the music. I then used this information to search through the library database to try and find an interview of David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori about Shrek.