A Critical Analysis of the Librettos and Musical Elements of Selected Musical Failures on the Broadway Stage: 1964/65-1968/69
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu15662977020636622021-08-03T07:12:35Z A Critical Analysis of the Librettos and Musical Elements of Selected Musical Failures on the Broadway Stage: 1964/65-1968/69 Panowski, James A. Theater The purposes of this study were: (1) to test the assumption that a sound musical requires a sound libretto and (2) to examine existing critical criteria for soundness, particularly those of Lehman Engel, to verify their validity and possibly extend them. An additional purpose was to contribute to the understanding of musical theatre form, with particular regard to the characteristics and functions of the libretto and the musical elements. The investigation concerned musical "failures" during the five-year period, 1964/65-1968/69. "Failure" was defined as including both financial and critical considerations. There were a total of forty financial failures during this time, twenty-nine of which were also critical failures. Eighteen librettos of this group were available for analysis while the music and lyrics alone were obtained for five additional musicals. Each libretto was analyzed on the basis of Engel's criteria, and original standards devised by the author. As a result of this study, the author concluded that the libretto, and the musical elements, did appear to exert a significant influence on the soundness of the musicals under consideration. Not a single musical among those studied was free from a high incidence of negative performance in a number of fourteen areas. The study tended to support the validity of eight criteria of Engel and seemed to confirm six other original criteria. It was concluded that plot and the musical elements appear to have contributed more to the musical failures than did the element of character. 1974 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566297702063662 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566297702063662 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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A Critical Analysis of the Librettos and Musical Elements of Selected Musical Failures on the Broadway Stage: 1964/65-1968/69 |
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A Critical Analysis of the Librettos and Musical Elements of Selected Musical Failures on the Broadway Stage: 1964/65-1968/69 |
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