Orchestration in Musical Theatre
Elizabeth Sallinger, Paul R. Laird
Language: English
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB, 2025
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Orchestration in Musical Theatre offers an analytic and critical overview of the practice, execution, and effects of orchestration in musical theatre since the time that rock music became significant in the genre. Broadly described as the art of arranging a piece of music for a particular musical ensemble, orchestration is a specific skill that few composers or songwriters possess. This volume helps the reader understand and appreciate the art of orchestration and traces how the incorporation of rock and other types of popular music into scores for musical theatre on Broadway and in the West End fundamentally changed the genre's sound. From discussions of specific instrumentation through to a brief history of the art, this book demystifies how different instrumentation contributes to a show's soundscape. Featuring case studies from shows such as Hair, The Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, Wicked, and Hamilton, this accessible and engaging volume in the Topics in Musical Theatre series gives students the tools to identify and discuss how orchestration contributes to the drama, characterization and dramaturgy of the modern musical.…
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- Title
- Orchestration in Musical Theatre
- Author
- Elizabeth Sallinger, Paul R. Laird
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 135045124X
- ISBN 13
- 9781350451247
- Item weight
- 100 grams
Broadly described as the art of arranging a piece of music for a particular musical ensemble, orchestration is a specific skill that few composers or songwriters possess. This volume helps the reader understand and appreciate the art of orchestration and traces how the incorporation of rock and other types of popular music into scores for musical theatre on Broadway and in the West End fundamentally changed the genre’s sound. From discussions of specific instrumentation through to a brief history of the art, this book demystifies how different instrumentation contributes to a show’s soundscape.
Featuring case studies from shows such as Hair, The Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, Wicked, and Hamilton, this accessible and engaging volume in the Topics in Musical Theatre series gives students the tools to identify and discuss how orchestration contributes to the drama, characterization and dramaturgy of the modern musical.
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About the Author
Elizabeth Sallinger is Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Connecticut, USA. Her research focuses on the Broadway musical and orchestration, examining rock musicals in particular. She has presented on this and other topics in musical theatre at several conferences and contributed to Dueling Grounds: Revolution and Revelation in the Musical Hamilton (2021).
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