Musical Theatre

Name the 6 musical theatre composers studied at A-level:

• Rodgers and Hammerstein

• Andrew Lloyd Webber

• Stephen Sondheim

• Stephen Schwartz

• Claude-Michael Schoenberg

• Leonard Bernstein

What 5 musicals were written in the 1940s?

• Oklahoma! (1943)

• On the Town (1944)

• Allegro (1945)

• Carousel (1947)

• South Pacific (1948)

What 4 musicals were written in the 1950s?

• Peter Pan (1950)

• The King and I (1951)

• West Side Story (1957)

• Sound of Music (1959)

What musical was written in the 1960s?

• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat

What 9 musicals were written in the 1970s?

• Company (1970)

• Jesus Christ Superstar (1971)

• Follies (1971)

• Pippin (1972)

• A Little Night Music (1973)

• Jeeves (1975)

• Evita (1978)

• Sweeney Todd (1979)

• Godspell (?)

What 8 musicals were written in the 1980s?

• Les Miserables (1980)

• Cats (1982)

• Martin Guerre (1982)

• Starlight Express (1984)

• The Phantom of the Opera (1986)

• Into the Woods (1986)

• Aspects of Love (1989)

• Miss Saigon (1989)

What 4 musicals were written in the 1990s?

• Children of Eden (1991)

• Sunset Boulevard (1993)

• Prince of Egypt (1998)

• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1999)

What musical was written in the 2000s?

• Wicked (2003)

What are 3 characteristics of Richard Rogers’ music?

• Rarely changes time signature within a song

• Often starts songs with an extended semi-spoke introduction

• Often uses root+fifth bass lines, or pizzicato bass on beat one of triple time

Name 6 musicals written by Rodgers and Hammerstein:

• Oklahoma! (1943)

• Allegro (1944)

• Carousel (1945)

• South Pacific (1947)

• The King and I (1951)

• Sound of Music (1959)

What are 2 characteristics of Leonard Bernstein’s music?

• Comes from a classical background;

• Often uses a lot jazz/swing patterns in his work, as well as Latin American styles

Name 3 musicals written by Leonard Bernstein:

• On the Town (1940s)

• Peter Pan (1950s)

• West Side Story (1950s)

What are 2 characteristics of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s music?

• Likes irregular time signatures (e.g. 5/4, 7/8) and always includes these in his works;

• Fond of modulating by a semi-tone shift up (e.g. C major to Db major)

Name 9 musicals written by Andrew Lloyd-Webber:

• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (1960s)

• Jesus Christ Superstar (1970s)

• Jeeves (1970s)

• Evita (1970s)

• Cats (1980s)

• Starlight Express (1980s)

• Phantom of the Opera (1980s)

• Aspects of Love (1980s)

• Sunset Boulevard (1990s)

Name 6 musicals written by Stephen Schwartz:

• Godspell (1970s)

• Pippin (1970s)

• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1990s)

• Prince of Egypt (1990s)

• Children of Eden (1990s)

• Wicked (2000s)

Name 3 musicals written by Claude-Michel Schonberg:

• Les Miserables (1980s)

• Miss Saigon (1980s)

• Martin Guerre (1980s)

What are 3 characteristics of Stephen Sondheim’s music?

• Rarely gives a complete unbroken melody

• Often uses a wider combination of time signatures in a single song

• Writes quite quirky music and rhyming lyrics

Name 5 musicals written by Stephen Sondheim:

• Company (1970s)

• Follies (1970s)

• Sweeney Todd (1970s)

• A Little Night Music (1970s)

• Into the Woods (1980s)