THEORY AND COMPOSITION 38 - American Musical Theater

Institution:

Dartmouth College

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Description:

Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S The course will examine the various forms of twentieth-century American music theater, including musical comedy, operetta, revue, and opera. Representative musical theater works by such composers as Cohan, Kern, Blake, Gershwin, Porter, Rodgers, Loesser, Loewe, Bernstein, Sondheim, Glass, and Adams will be viewed and studied. Special emphasis will be placed on studying the music as it relates to libretto and dramatic structure and the cultural and historical context of each work, and to the artistic and polemical intentions of the creators. No prerequisite. Dist: ART; WCult: W.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dartmouth.edu

Phone Number:

(603) 646-1110

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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