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3 days ago · Sondheim is known for complex polyphony in his vocals, such as the five minor characters who make up a Greek chorus in 1973's A Little Night Music. He used angular harmonies and intricate melodies. His musical influences were varied; although he said that he "loves Bach", his favorite musical period was from Brahms to Stravinsky.
1 day ago · Side By Side By Sondheim (1976) Marry Me A Little (1981) You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow (1983) Putting It Together (1993/99) Moving On (2001) Sondheim on Sondheim (2010) Just Another Love Story (2012) Sondheim's Old Friends (2022/23) A chronological list of Stephen Sondheim's complete output, from 1954's Saturday Night to 2010's Sondheim on Sondheim.
4 days ago · A musical-adjacent question. In both Smiles of a Summer Night and A Little Night Music (Act I, Scene 4), Frederick and Carl-Magnus have somewhat of a whistling duel. Frederik whistles a bit of Mozart (“Là ci darem la mano”) in Smiles of a Summer Night. Carl-Magnus whistles a military march, which I can’t place. Any ideas?
6 days ago · A Little Night Music (book, Hugh Wheeler; music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim) That Championship Season (Jason Miller) 1974 Raisin (book, Robert Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg; music, Judd Woldin; lyrics, Robert Brittan) The River Niger (Joseph A. Walker) 1975
4 days ago · The theme was ‘night’: Wilbye’s Elizabethan madrigal provided the title for the concert, and Sullivan’s The Long Day Closes, Carroll Coates’ London by Night, as well as settings of the Compline hymns and canticles (versions of Te lucis ante terminum by Tallis and Alec Roth; Holst’s Nunc dimittis), displayed obvious connections.
4 days ago · The show will run for the first two weekends in June.More news: www.wqad.comSubscribe to WQAD News 8 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Wqadnews8/featured...
3 days ago · A Little Night Music Book by Hugh Wheeler, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim: Harold Prince: Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope Book, Music, & Lyrics by Micki Grant: Edward Padula and Arch Lustberg Pippin Book by Roger Hirson, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz: Stuart Ostrow: Sugar Book by Peter Stone, Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Bob Merrill ...
