query: who wrote the music for bring it on the musical

pos: Bring It On: The Musical Bring It On: The Musical Bring It On: The Musical is a musical with music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, lyrics by Amanda Green and Miranda, and a book by Jeff Whitty. The musical, loosely based on the 2000 film of the same name written by Jessica Bendinger, focuses on the competitive world of cheerleading and over-the-top team rivalries. The musical premiered at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia in January 2011. The cast included Amanda Lea LaVergne as Campbell, Adrienne Warren as Danielle, Nick Blaemire as Randall, Ryann Redmond as Bridget, and "award-winning competitive cheerleaders from across the

pos: Lin-Manuel Miranda his former high school, wrote for the "Manhattan Times" as a columnist and restaurant reviewer, and composed music for commercials. Miranda co-wrote the music and lyrics for "" with Tom Kitt and Amanda Green. "Bring It On" premiered at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia in January 2011. The musical began a US national tour on October 30, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. It then played a limited engagement on Broadway at the St. James Theatre, beginning previews on July 12, and officially opening on August 1, 2012. It closed on December 30, 2012. It was nominated for Tony Awards

pos: Jeff Whitty on May 18, 2011 and after extending twice closed on July 10. It was directed by Jason Moore and a cast that features Judy Kaye, Betsy Wolfe, Mary Birdsong and Wesley Taylor. Whitty won the 2011 Bay Area Critics Circle award for his work. Whitty wrote the libretto for "Bring It On: The Musical", a "free adaptation" of the popular film series with an original story by Whitty, with music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda and lyrics by Amanda Green and Miranda. Direction was by Andy Blankenbuehler with music direction by Alex Lacamoire. The musical premiered at the Alliance

pos: Bring It On: The Musical of the Broadway musical were cheerleaders and not musical theater performers. The cast of Jessica Colombo, a cheerleading judge and consultant, served as a technical advisor to the musical. The cheerleading competition company Varsity Spirit was involved in the musical and a Varsity Nationals banner hangs during the national competition scenes at the end of the second act. Bring It On: The Musical Bring It On: The Musical is a musical with music by Tom Kitt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, lyrics by Amanda Green and Miranda, and a book by Jeff Whitty. The musical, loosely based on the 2000 film of

pos: Alex Lacamoire Album for their combined work on "In The Heights." In 2012, Lacamoire and Tom Kitt were the Co-Orchestrators of "Bring It On the Musical" — another collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda — for which Lacamoire also served as Music Supervisor and Arranger. Additionally, Lacamoire wrote the dance arrangements for the 2012 Broadway revival of "Annie". Lacamoire was the Music Director, Orchestrator, and Conductor for the Broadway production of "Hamilton" at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, continuing in the roles he held during the show's Off-Broadway production at The Public Theater, as well as the Co-Arranger (along with Lin-Manuel Miranda) of the show's

pos: Amanda Green In a move reminiscent of the days when Broadway musicals routinely tested the waters out-of-town first, the show had a one-month run at Boston's Colonial Theatre before heading to New York City. After eighteen previews, the production opened on December 7, 2006, at the Imperial Theatre in New York City where, hampered by poor reviews, it closed after fourteen performances. The musical "Bring It On: The Musical", with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Kitt and Green and book by Jeff Whitty, premiered at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 16, 2011. Green and Anastasio wrote the

neg: Industrial musical Composer Hank Beebe estimates that the 1957 Chevrolet musical was budgeted at over 3 million dollars (U.S.), because it cost six times the amount it took to bring "My Fair Lady" to the stage that same year. The song performances were rarely heard outside of the companies they were written for, but sometimes the employees would be given a souvenir record album. Some productions lasted for a limited number of nights, while others traveled from city to city for regional sales meetings. According to composer John Kander, who conducted several industrial shows early in his career and wrote the music

neg: Bring Back Birdie praising Chita Rivera: "far more effective" and noting that the score had "a few sprightly melodies". Bring Back Birdie Bring Back Birdie is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. A sequel to "Bye Bye Birdie", it focuses on a scheme for rock 'n' roller Conrad Birdie, who disappeared after being discharged from the U. S. Army twenty years ago, to make a comeback on a Grammy Awards broadcast. The musical ran on Broadway for four performances in 1981. An original cast album was released on the Original Cast label

neg: Modern Improvisational Music Association musical exercises, leadership training based on musical improvisation, and a repertoire of original songs and recordings. Starting in 2000, four Princeton University students launched a college social movement to bring university students together through improvised music. Current MIMA Music trustees Adam Nemett and Christoph A. Geiseler led the student group at Princeton by organizing jam sessions and DJ events. They called the student group "MIMA," standing for "Modern Improvisational Music Appreciation." Other early MIMA events included drum circles, a national capoeira event, and an academic conference on electro-acoustic music. In 2004 Christoph Geiseler wrote his Princeton politics thesis about MIMA

neg: Bring Back Birdie Bring Back Birdie Bring Back Birdie is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. A sequel to "Bye Bye Birdie", it focuses on a scheme for rock 'n' roller Conrad Birdie, who disappeared after being discharged from the U. S. Army twenty years ago, to make a comeback on a Grammy Awards broadcast. The musical ran on Broadway for four performances in 1981. An original cast album was released on the Original Cast label as an LP, and subsequently re-issued on CD by Varèse Sarabande. A story teller begins: "Once

neg: Ann Duquesnay Hayes Award); "Our Leading Lady" Manhattan Theatre Club (Audelco Award nominee); "Spunk" (NAACP Theatre Award) collaborated on music; "Porgy & Bess" (Maria) Houston Grand Opera & Japan tour; "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (Ma Rainey) Denver Centre Theatre. Narrator in Ken Burns documentaries and the biographical audio book of Aretha Franklin "Aretha From These Roots". Along with Daryl Waters and Zane Mark, Duquesnay co-wrote the music for "Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk" in 1996, as well as playing the roles of 'Da Singer and Chanteuse. The musical debuted on April 25. For her contributions, she won a Tony

neg: Ilaiyaraaja who has truly experienced resurrection is Bhagwan Ramana Maharshi"". It created criticism on social media and had lodged complaint with police commissioner by Christian group for controversial speech against an ultimate belief of Christians. http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/Bring-on-the-music/article17201325.ece Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born Gnanathesikan; 2 June 1943) is an Indian film composer, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, orchestrator, conductor-arranger and lyricist who works in the Indian Film Industry, predominantly in Tamil. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian music composers, he is credited for introducing western musical sensibilities in the Indian musical mainstream. Being the first Asian to compose a full symphony with the Royal Philharmonic

neg: Redhead (musical) Redhead (musical) Redhead is a musical with music composed by Albert Hague and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, who with her brother, Herbert, along with Sidney Sheldon and David Shaw wrote the book/libretto. Set in London in the 1880s, around the time of Jack the Ripper, the musical is a murder mystery in the setting of a wax museum. Herbert and Dorothy Fields wrote the musical, then titled "The Works" for Beatrice Lillie. When Sidney Sheldon joined the writing team, it was rewritten for Gwen Verdon, who just had two smash hits on Broadway ("Damn Yankees" and "New Girl in Town").

neg: Evelyn La Rue Pittman for "Freedom Child," said it took her two years to write the initial production. A perfectionist who continues to work on the musical drama, Pittman said, "If I don't stop writing soon, it will never be finished. Since the first performance in 1971, Pittman has deleted three songs and added three new songs to the musical. She said the songs represent all types of music because King's mother, Alberta, said her son liked all kinds of music. Pittman said King's mother invited her to bring her students to Atlanta to perform the musical at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. She said

neg: Like a Prayer (song) alternatives, producers Patrick Leonard and Stephen Bray were experimenting with instrumental tracks and musical ideas for her consideration. Both of them wanted to bring their unique style to the project and composed music for the title track. Eventually, Madonna felt that the music presented to her by Leonard was more interesting, and she started to work with him. Once Madonna had conceptualized the way she would interpose her ideas with the music, she wrote "Like a Prayer" in about three hours. Writing and producing it with Leonard, it became the first song developed for the album. The singer has described

neg: ARK Music Factory a $2,000 to $4,000 fee to Ark, and Ark then wrote and produced music in collaboration with the artists, often producing music videos and promotion of the songs. The singer owned the master recording, while Ark retained the publishing rights to the songs and all the sales from the song. They stated that their main objectives were to bring aspiring acts to the musical fore: "We at Ark make it possible for an emerging artist to be discovered, defined and delivered, to advance in their chosen career and be successful." Ark was predominantly based in the US, although they claimed

neg: Sylvia Townsend Warner the support of the Carnegie UK Trust. The lead editor was initially Sir Richard Terry, who as the Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, had been a pioneer in the revival of Tudor vocal repertoire. Warner obtained the work as the protegee of her lover and music teacher Sir Percy Buck, who was on the editorial committee. Warner was involved in travelling to study source material and in transcribing the music into modern musical notation for publication. Warner wrote a section on musical notation for the "Oxford History of Music" (it appeared in the introductory volume of 1929). In 1934

neg: Bring It On: The Musical "The New York Times" reviewer wrote that the opening number of the Ahmanson Theatre production "truly dazzles" and noted the cast's "impressive gymnastic prowess". The "News Observer" review praised the cast of the musical and called the production a "high-energy stage spectacle". The "Charlotte Observer" review noted the show's "witty dialogue, zingily clever songs and inventive visuals" and praised the "high-energy" performances by the cast. The "Huffington Post" positively reviewed the show, writing that it had been "a long time since [he] enjoyed a new musical quite as much as "Bring It On: The Musical" ". The review praised the

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neg: Unsung: A History of Women in American Music other endeavors women pursue in music, such as conducting or composing. "Unsung" discusses this sexism that many women face during their musical careers, especially in the world of classical music and academia. Ammer wrote the first edition of "Unsung" because there was a lack of material about women in music at the time. When "Unsung" was first published in 1980 it was considered "a pioneering volume at a time when women in music was a fledgling area located at the margins of musicology," according to "Music & Letters". Not only did the first edition of "Unsung" bring attention to women's

neg: Harry Lawrence Freeman Company's productions. In addition to grand opera, Freeman wrote stage music and served as musical director for vaudeville and musical theater companies in the early 1900s. These included Ernest Hogan's Musical Comedy Company, of which Carlotta Freeman was the prima donna; the Cole-Johnson African-American musical theater company, and the John Larkins Musical Comedy Company. He was musical director and wrote additional music for the Hogan's Musical Comedy Company production "Rufus Rastus", which premiered on January 29, 1906 at the American Theatre. He wrote the music for the musical comedy "Captain Rufus", which premiered August 12, 1907 at the Harlem Music

neg: Ann Duquesnay for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and was nominated for Best Original Score. In 2006, Duquesnay returned to Broadway in the revue "Hot Feet", featuring music by Maurice White of Earth, Wind and Fire. Ann Duquesnay Ann Duquesnay is an American musical theatre singer/actress, composer and lyricist best known for "Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk", which earned her a Tony Award and Grammy Award nomination. Duquesnay's parents were Southern sharecroppers who moved to Harlem when she was five years old. Although she did not have formal music training until well after her stage years, she developed

neg: Cara Mía Theatre Company lives of real immigrants. The family-friendly play follows the journey of three mothers and their hardships as they travel from El Salvador to the United States in hopes of finding a better life for themselves and––most importantly––their children. Its incorporation of fantastical design elements, masks, puppetry, and music impressed many audiences and critics, including Theater Jones critic Teresa Marrero who wrote that "The Magic Forest" "brings the wonder into wonderful." In 2014, despite the large Latinx population in Texas, Cara Mía became the first company to bring Luis Valdez's "Zoot Suit" to the state. The musical comedy is based on

neg: Armyan Bernstein television, Bernstein was the Executive Producer of the TNT series "Agent X" and the ABC series "Castle", created by Andrew Marlowe, who wrote "Air Force One" and "End of Days" for Beacon. Bernstein also produced the Broadway musical "Bring It On", which was nominated for a Tony for Best Musical. Bernstein has received many awards including being honored as Showest Producer of the Year, and winning the USC Scripter Award for his screenplay for "The Hurricane". He is also the founder and Chairman of the upcoming sports league, The People’s Games. Bernstein founded Beacon Communications in 1990 with his college

neg: Templeton Thompson American Country, where it remained in the top 10 for eight weeks. In 2014, she recorded a song she co-wrote with Gay, "Bring it on Home, Chrome," in honor of the race horse California Chrome, with a portion of the profits going to the Thoroughbred retirement facility Old Friends Equine. Thompson describes herself as a "hippie chic cowgirl". She lists as her musical influences artists such as Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Don Williams, and rock musician Sheryl Crow. In addition to writing and performing her own music, she sings as a session musician. She has a YouTube channel called "Life

neg: May Harrison Sonata which Delius wrote for her.” May Harrison also later described Delius (an a 1945 lecture for the Royal Music Association): To those who love Delius’s music it holds a magic so irresistible and a beauty so individual that the sound at times can bring actual pain. The playing of Delius’s music, I consider, an instinct, an improvisation on the spur of the moment, and because of this elusive quality, this intangible something, I maintain that it is practically impossible to teach that music. No composer, I think, to such an extent on his interpreters, who can make or mar

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) beautiful in design and composition as to stir audiences by their sheer unfoldment." He also called Garland "an appealing figure" and the musical numbers "gay and bright." "Harrison's Reports" wrote, "Even though some persons are not interested in pictures of this type, it is possible that they will be eager to see this picture just for its technical treatment. The performances are good, and the incidental music is of considerable aid. Pictures of this caliber bring credit to the industry." Film Daily wrote: Not all reviews were positive. Some moviegoers felt that the 16-year-old Garland was slightly too old to

neg: First Impressions (musical) First Impressions (musical) First Impressions is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by George Weiss, Bo Goldman, and Glenn Paxton, and book by Abe Burrows, who also directed the musical. It is based on Helen Jerome's 1935 stage adaptation of Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice". Abe Burrows, who had previously written the books for the successful musicals "Guys and Dolls", "Can-Can", and "Say, Darling", wrote the book for a new musical adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice". The score was credited to three authors: George Weiss, Robert Goldman, and Glenn Paxton, though composer Jule Styne, who produced

neg: Edward Joseph Dent its foundation in 1922 until 1938 and was President of the International Music Society between 1931 and 1949. He was a governor of Sadler's Wells Opera, and translated many libretti for it. He wrote influential books on Alessandro Scarlatti, Ferruccio Busoni, Handel, English operas and the operas of Mozart. He was a Fellow of the British Academy and was awarded honorary degrees from Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard Universities. After World War I, Dent sought to bring together the artistic communities of the two countries. After his death the Royal Musical Association instituted the Dent Medal for work in musicology. Edward

neg: Glenn Slater "Home on the Range" in 2004 and the stage production "Sister Act the Musical" (2006). He wrote the lyrics for the stage adaptation of Disney's "The Little Mermaid" (2008), replacing the animated film's original lyricist Howard Ashman, who died in 1991. He also worked with Menken on the new musical version of "Leap of Faith". Slater and his wife, Wendy Leigh Wilf, wrote the book, music and lyrics to a new musical "Beatsville" that received a production at the 2008 NAMT Festival of New Musicals, in New York. It is based on the 1959 Roger Corman film "A Bucket of

neg: The Scottsboro Boys (musical) protests all over New York against this show – a show that people have not seen. The people who are protesting this show, 90% of the people have not seen it. ... People are protesting saying that it shouldn't be a minstrel show, this is too serious. What people don't understand is that you have to bring information to people in a most invigorating way." The Scottsboro Boys (musical) The Scottsboro Boys is a musical with a book by David Thompson, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Based on the Scottsboro Boys trial, the musical is one

neg: La Strada (musical) La Strada (musical) La Strada is a musical with lyrics and music by Lionel Bart, with additional lyrics by Martin Charnin and additional music by Elliot Lawrence. It is based on the 1954 film of the same name by Federico Fellini. Bart wrote the score in 1967 and made a demonstration recording, although the musical was not produced until 1969, when it was famously cancelled after just one performance. The musical's book was written by Charles K. Peck, Jr., who also produced it on Broadway. The play follows the story of the film of the same name. Gelsomina, a young

neg: Richard Thomas (musician) more recognisable state, and was snapped up by the National Theatre. Thomas has also worked on BBC comedy shows such as "Attention Scum" and "This Morning with Richard Not Judy". Starting on 25 February 2007, BBC Two aired his series, "Kombat Opera Presents...", comprising five standalone musical parodies of well-known television programmes. Thomas wrote the libretto for Mark-Anthony Turnage's 2011 opera "Anna Nicole", and co-wrote music for the 2010 film "Uncle David" as a part of the Avant-Garde Alliance. In 2013 Thomas was commissioned by London's LGBT choir The Pink Singers, to bring his humor to writing a piece celebrating

neg: Susquehanna Breakdown Music Festival Susquehanna Breakdown Music Festival The Susquehanna Breakdown Music Festival, formerly known as The Old Farmer's Ball, is a one-day music festival held at the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The focus of the festival centers around the arts and spans musical genres including folk, Americana, roots, and bluegrass. The festival began in 2013 when Cabinet, a prominent regional band in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and Live Nation Entertainment started the festival to bring attention to not only their musical genre, but also to regional artists, farmers and craftsmen, who showcased and sold their wares throughout the festival. To bring

neg: Left & Right (song) Left & Right (song) "Left & Right" is the second single from neo soul musician D'Angelo's album "Voodoo". The song features guest vocals by hip hop duo Method Man & Redman who also co-wrote the song. The music video was directed by Malik Sayeed. A part of the musical collective Soulquarians, Dilla served as a frequent collaborator of theirs. Although album tracks such as "Left & Right" and "Devil's Pie" help to bring this claim to light, J Dilla himself was not officially credited for production. However, he contributed significantly to "Voodoo"s overall sound, specifically the rhythm and percussion. Q-Tip

neg: Shlemiel the First (musical) Shlemiel the First (musical) Shlemiel the First is a musical adaptation of the "Chelm" stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer about the supposedly wise men of that legendary town, and a fool named "Shlemiel". It was conceived and adapted by Robert Brustein, with lyrics by Arnold Weinstein and music based on traditional klezmer music and Yiddish theater songs by Hankus Netsky of the Klezmer Conservatory Band and Zalmen Mlotek, who wrote additional music and arrangements, and served as the musical director of the original production. Singer had written a non-musical theatrical adaptation of the stories which Brustein produced in 1974 when

neg: Musician the way they perceived it. Musicians wrote to be "...objective, while objects existed on their own terms. While past eras concentrated on spirituality, this new period placed emphasis on physicality and things that were concrete." The advent of audio recording and mass media in the 20th century caused a boom of all kinds of music—pop, electronic, dance, rock, folk, country and all forms of classical music. Musician A musician is a person who plays a musical instrument or is musically talented. Anyone who composes, conducts, or performs music is referred to as a musician. A musician who plays a musical

neg: Revolutions per Minute (Reflection Eternal album) chart. Upon its release, the album received positive reviews from most music critics, based on an aggregate score of 80/100 from Metacritic. Allmusic writer Gregory Heaney commended Kweli's and Hi-Tek's musical chemistry and wrote "Hi-Tek’s soul-infused beats create the perfect laid-back atmosphere for Kweli’s casual verbal acrobatics, crafting beats that bring the listener into the group's chilled-out space with their minimal aesthetic". Steve Juon of RapReviews gave it a 9/10 rating and praised Kweli's rapping, stating "Kweli is using his keen powers of observation to see the world for what it really is, and then translate that knowledge into a

neg: Waywords and Meansigns reading groups", Kelly and De Keyser wrote that "each track is... a unique and completely personal interpretation of an artist's reading of the text". The review concludes: "While we cannot say that we enjoyed the music in all instances, the project does attempt to bring challenging literature to a broader public... add[ing] another layer of richness to the life of the book with its own musical interpretation as a new form of cultural production". "Paste"'s Jay Horton wrote of the third edition: "It’s soon enough made clear that there are as many varieties of musical renderings as there are interpretations

neg: Anton Bruckner Brahms; by aligning himself with Wagner, Bruckner made an unintentional enemy out of Hanslick. He was not without supporters, though. "Deutsche Zeitung"'s music critic Theodor Helm, and famous conductors such as Arthur Nikisch and Franz Schalk constantly tried to bring his music to the public, and for this purpose proposed "improvements" for making Bruckner's music more acceptable to the public. While Bruckner allowed these changes, he also made sure in his will to bequeath his original scores to the Austrian National Library in Vienna, confident of their musical validity. In addition to his symphonies, Bruckner wrote masses, motets and other

neg: Golden Rainbow (musical) sister arrives and tries to bring stability to the boy's life, but unintentionally falls in love with her brother-in-law. Author William Goldman wrote a gossipy and unflattering chapter about "Golden Rainbow" in his book "", which was written while the show was preparing for Broadway. The chapter, entitled "Washing Garbage," claimed that the material was weak to begin with and suffered from strenuous attempts to bring everything up to the level expected for a show starring the hugely popular Steve and Eydie. The music and lyrics for "Golden Rainbow" were by Walter Marks; the book was by Ernest Kinoy; and

neg: Mel Atkey "O Pioneers!" with a book by Robert Sickinger, founder of Chicago's famed Hull House Theatre. This show was then a finalist for "Stages 2002" at the New Tuners theatre in Chicago. When their second musical, "A Little Princess", was presented at Wings Theatre in New York in 2003, the "New York Times" said, "Mel Atkey, who wrote the score and lyrics, has composed lovely music". His two-character musical, "Perfect Timing", for which he wrote the book as well as music and lyrics, was showcased in 2005 as part of Greenwich Theatre’s Musical Futures series in London. He wrote the opening

neg: The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular (original soundtrack) The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular (original soundtrack) All poetry narrated in the musical was written by Banjo Paterson, including ""Waltzing Matilda"" (for which the music was written by M. Cowan). Bruce Rowland, who composed the instrumental music for both the 1982 film The Man from Snowy River film and its sequel 1988 film The Man from Snowy River II (American title: "Return to Snowy River"), composed special arrangements of some of his music for the musical. Rowland was the musical arranger who also conducted the orchestra for the musical. Lee Kernaghan and Garth Porter wrote the music and

neg: Duncan Sheik Almeida Theatre in London, and was later staged on Broadway in 2016. That same year, Sheik wrote the music for the musical adaptation of the novel "Because of Winn-Dixie", which opened at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre. "Dixie" was a collaboration with director John Tartaglia and Nell Benjamin, who wrote the book and lyrics. The star is an Irish wolfhound trained and provided by William Berloni Theatrical Animals, Inc. If the show moves to Broadway, it will be the first play with a dog as the lead. In 2015, Sheik wrote the musical thriller "Noir" along with collaborator Kyle Jarrow, which

neg: Hasty Pudding Theatricals composer Laurence O'Keefe wrote the music and lyrics for the Off-Broadway shows "" and "Heathers: The Musical". O'Keefe co-wrote the score to the Broadway musical "Legally Blonde" with his wife, Pudding librettist Nell Benjamin, who herself wrote the award-winning play "The Explorers' Club" and is currently collaborating with Tina Fey on the musical adaptation of the film "Mean Girls". Pudding bookwriter Mark O'Keefe co-wrote and co-produced the movies "Bruce Almighty" and "Click". Pudding librettist Megan Amram became famous shortly after graduating for her comic Twitter feed and now writes for television shows like "Parks And Recreation" and "Silicon Valley", and

neg: Passing Strange invent something 'cause we kind of knew this hadn't been done before, the goal being to bring the actual music that one hears in a club to the stage — not through some kind of theatrical musical-theater filter". The musical was nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning one, for best book. It won three Drama Desk Awards, however, for outstanding musical, music and lyrics (out of seven nominations), among a number of other awards and nominations. The musical was also awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical; the Audelco Award for Best Musical, as well as

neg: Matthew Sklar small town Indiana, involves a high school student who is banned from her prom because she wants to bring her girlfriend. A group of Broadway actors hears about the situation and travels to the town to help the student. The musical premiered at the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia, on August 18, 2016 in previews. The show received positive reviews. Frank Rizzo, in his "Variety" review, wrote that it is "a loopy, loving and joyous musical." "The Prom" is expected to open on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre on November 15, 2018, with previews starting on October 23, 2018. As composer:

neg: Sail Away (musical) Sail Away (musical) Sail Away is a musical with a book, music and lyrics by Noël Coward. The show was the last musical for which Coward wrote both the book and music, although he wrote the music for one last "book" musical in 1963. The story centres on brash, bold American divorcee Mimi Paragon, working as a hostess on a British cruise ship. The musical ran on Broadway (1961) and in the West End (1962) and has been revived since. Elaine Stritch started in the show in a "relatively minor role and was only promoted over the title and given

neg: Condition subsequent occur to bring an end to something else: An example of the second, a condition that must fail to occur to bring an end to something else: In both cases, running out of fuel is a condition subsequent to the continuance of the fire. A condition subsequent is noted for its common use in the law. In contract law:<br> A contract may be frustrated on the occurrence of a condition subsequent: in a contract to provide a music hall for a musical performance, the burning down of the music hall may frustrate the contract and automatically bring it to an

neg: Walter Kerr bind it up inhibits the crackling, open-ended, restlessly varied surges of sound he devised with such distinction for "Company"." He praised "A Little Night Music", writing that "The score is a gift, the ladies are delightful, and producer Harold Prince has staged the moody meetings with easy skill." He expressed mixed sentiments about "", praising the music but deeming it too lilting for the show's grisly subject; his conclusion- "What is this musical about?" He wrote a follow-up article on his observation that the musical contained a plot from Molière's "The School for Wives", posing the question who, of all

neg: Generation Hexed sleeve only works for so long before it’s called a rip-off." musicOMH wrote that the album had "everything expected of a dance record," but also wrote that it didn't bring anything new to dance music. A "State" magazine reviewer found the record to be "slightly lacking" for those who enjoyed Drums of Death's live performances. He wrote that it "promises much but can’t quite deliver" given that it's "more a clubnight adventure than a sit-down and listen album." Resident Advisor praised the instrumentals, but felt the LP was lacking in vocal parts and wasn't "excellent" due to this: "Pop music

neg: Roadside (musical) Roadside (musical) Roadside is a musical with a book and lyrics by Tom Jones, and music by Harvey Schmidt. Based on Lynn Riggs' 1929 play of the same name, it focuses on "early-20th century folks who didn't care to be absorbed into statehood". Jones directed the play "Roadside" for his master's thesis in directing at the University of Texas. After Jones arrived in New York, Schmidt and he wrote a few songs for the musical and made a demo (but gave up since they could not acquire the rights). The show premiered on February 16, 2001, at the Irving Arts

neg: Ethnomusicology surrounding such superstars, subcultures continued to arise, such as the rock and punk movements, only perpetuated by the corporate machine that also shaped the musical aspect of popular music. Musical interaction through globalization played a huge role in ethnomusicology in the 1990s. Musical change was increasingly discussed. Ethnomusicologists began looking into a 'global village', straying away from a specialized look at music within a specific culture. There are two sides to this globalization of music: on one hand it would bring more cultural exchange globally, but on the other hand it could facilitate the appropriation and assimilation of musics. Ethnomusicologists

neg: Amélie (musical) Amélie (musical) Amélie is a musical based on the 2001 romantic comedy film with music by Daniel Messé, lyrics by Messé and Nathan Tysen and a book by Craig Lucas. The musical premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in September 2015. The musical opened on Broadway in March 2017 and closed on May 21, 2017. Daniel Messé (of Hem) wrote the lyrics with Nathan Tysen, Craig Lucas wrote the book, and Messé wrote the music in the adaptation of the movie for the stage. "Amélie" had its premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. The musical was directed by Pam MacKinnon and starred

neg: Jugulator an eye but aware of the living hell he's enduring and unable to bring it to an end—a man not even a shadow of his former self—a man who wants to be remembered for what he was—not forgotten because of what he has become." Reaction to the album was divided among those who enjoyed it on its own terms, those who liked the music but would prefer Halford had sung it, and those who disliked it on all counts. Glenn Tipton defended the musical changes: "You must remember that two albums went missing between 1990 and "Jugulator". To us, it's

neg: Hunter Bell the 1999 Paper Mill Production of "Rags", as a Performer in the Chester, Connecticut 2002 World Premiere production of "Actor, Lawyer, Indian Chief", and as George in a 2003 Musicals in Mufti Concert production of "Oh, Boy!". Hunter Bell rose to stardom because of his work on, and appearance in, the musical "[title of show]", for which he wrote the book, alongside Jeff Bowen, who wrote the music and lyrics. The project first appeared in the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2004. It opened at The Lyceum Theatre on Broadway on July 17, 2008 and closed on October 12,

neg: Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk with vicious, funny send-ups of Uncle Tomism in Hollywood." "The New York Times" wrote: "as dance, as musical, as theater, as art, as history and entertainment, there's nothing "Noise/Funk" cannot and should not do." (Margo Jefferson) The musical made an "extraordinary political statement ... as well as the equally significant growth in dance this show launched." Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk is a musical that debuted Off-Broadway at the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater in 1995 and moved to Broadway in 1996. The show was conceived and directed by

neg: Make It Snappy Make It Snappy Make It Snappy was a musical revue that ran for 96 performances at the Winter Garden Theatre in the 1922–23 Broadway season. It ran from 13 April to 1 July 1922. It starred Eddie Cantor, who introduced the hit songs "Yes! We Have No Bananas" and "The Sheik of Araby". Harold R. Atteridge and Eddie Cantor wrote the book. Harold Atteridge wrote the lyrics to music by Jean Schwartz. Alfred Bryan and William B. Friedlander wrote additional lyrics, and Friedlander wrote additional music. The show was produced by The Winter Garden Company, with production supervised by Jacob

neg: Kékélé for "Kinavasa". This album also received positive reviews. Norman Weinstein wrote for "All About Jazz": "This music sounds effortless, joyous, free of contrivance, and even for ears steeped mainly in jazz, intensely swinging. This is not just the best African album I've heard in years; it's superior to most of the world music releases that I've heard lately, from any place. What a case for how age can bring a perfect blend of musical seasonings." Between their first concert tour, ten or eleven performances in the UK in November-December 2001, and what appears to be their most recent concert, a

neg: Flëur Flëur Flëur is a musical collective from the Ukrainian city of Odessa, being unique for the Ukrainian musical scene. The collective is based around the two original members and frontwomen Olga Pulatova (Ольга Пулатова) and Olena Voinarovska (Олена Войнаровська) who write the lyrics, perform vocals and previously wrote all the music. Although currently the whole collective takes part in making music and arrangements, lyrics are still written solely by Olena and Olga. Flëur's musical genre is hard to define as it combines many influences. Flëur originated as cooperation of the two singer-songwriters and the music still bears a tiny resemblance

neg: Hip hop music artists such as Eminem, Rick Ross, The Black Eyed Peas, and Fabolous all had albums that reached the #1 position on the Billboard 200 charts. Eminem's album "Relapse" was one of the fastest selling albums of 2009. Hip hop music has influenced musical theater. Rap is used popular musicals such as "Rent" and "Dreamgirls" While more notable for funk than hip hop, the Broadway musical "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk" fuses tap dance and hip hop dance styles, and includes rap. Hip hop music was used in Off Broadway shows in the 1990s and early 2000s, with

neg: Amazing Grace (musical) Amazing Grace (musical) Amazing Grace is a musical with music and lyrics by Christopher Smith and a book by Smith and Arthur Giron. The musical is Smith's first foray as a professional writer or composer. It is based loosely on the life of John Newton, an English slave trader who later became an Anglican priest and eventually an abolitionist. He wrote many hymns, including "Amazing Grace". The musical had a 2012 production by Goodspeed Musicals in Connecticut and a pre-Broadway run in Chicago in 2014. It opened on Broadway on July 16, 2015 and closed on October 25, 2015. It

neg: Harvey Fierstein on Broadway April 17, 2008 and closed on July 27, 2008. He received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Book of a Musical, and the show won the Drama League Award for Distinguished Production of a Musical. Fierstein wrote the book for the stage musical "Newsies", along with Alan Menken (music) and Jack Feldman (lyrics). The musical opened on Broadway in March 2012. Fierstein was nominated for the Tony Award for Book of a Musical. Fierstein wrote the book for a stage musical version of the film "Kinky Boots" with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper. After a fall

neg: Sonja Kristina of "Crissy" in the London stage production of the stage musical "Hair". She features on the original cast album singing the song "Frank Mills", also released as a single. She also briefly sang with The Strawbs, following the departure of Sandy Denny. Dave Cousins remembered: Cousins eventually published the book, called "The Bruising of Hearts, The Losing of Races", in 1993. It included a poem "Silver Smile", written for Kristina in the late 1960s. According to AllMusic, it was Galt McDermott, who wrote the music for "Hair" and another musical "Who the Murderer Was", who employed the four members of

neg: Scott Rudin Tony Award for Best Play. In 2015, it was announced that Rudin would produce "Groundhog Day", a musical adaptation of the film "Groundhog Day", originally starring Bill Murray. Tim Minchin, who penned the award-winning adaptation of Roald Dahl’s "Matilda The Musical", wrote the music and lyrics, and screenwriter Danny Rubin wrote the book. Rudin withdrew from the production in June 2016, citing creative differences with the production team. "Groundhog Day" opened on Broadway in 2017, was a financial failure, closing after just five months. On December 9, 2014, a major illegal breach of Sony's computer systems by "Guardians of Peace"

neg: Burkard Schliessmann is an absolute deep contrast to Chopin, who found himself favoring a "classical" form of musical essence. He needs to bring nothing in from outside, the music is nearly "absolute"." In a segment of an interview in "Fanfare" entitled "A Philosophy, Not a Profession: The Art of Burkard Schliessmann", Peter J. Rabinowitz wrote that Schliessmann is a connoisseur of the mechanics of the piano and he insists that his concert instruments be in perfect condition. He described that according to Schliessmann the quality of the sound has its source, as well, in the quality of his piano technician, Georges Ammann.

neg: Frank Norman editor of "Encounter" Stephen Spender, and subsequently by Raymond Chandler, who wrote the foreword to "Bang to Rights", Norman's literary success was assured. After the success of "Bang to Rights" Norman wrote a draft of what was to become the musical "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be". This draft found its way Joan Littlewood who produced it for the Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal, Stratford, with Lionel Bart writing the music for the songs. The play transferred to the West End, and Norman won the Evening Standard Drama Award for best musical in 1960. Around the same period Norman

neg: Jane Eyre (musical) Lowood Institution, is not in the stage musical. The "Talkin Broadway" reviewer wrote: "A successful dramatic interpretation of the ever-popular novel by Charlotte Bronte, Jane is also blessed with a luxuriant score, haunting and memorable music, and crisp, intelligent lyrics which speak from the very heart of this tragic and romantic story. John Caird, who wrote the book, and Paul Gordon, who wrote the music and lyrics, have come up with a major contender come Spring’s award time...With Jane Eyre, Marla Schaffel joins that small group of great stars of the American musical theatre - Angela Lansbury, Julie Andrews, and

neg: The Lightning Thief (musical) describe it as "worthy of the gods". Frank Scheck, in reviewing the production for "The Hollywood Reporter", wrote that the musical "proves far more enjoyable than the misbegotten or its " and "also provides an excellent if irreverent introduction to Greek mythology that just might persuade some kids to dig deeper." The Lightning Thief (musical) The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is a 2017 musical with music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki, and a playbook by Joe Tracz. Based on the 2005 fantasy-adventure novel of the same name by Rick Riordan, the musical follows Percy Jackson, a teenager who

neg: Marion Scott (musicologist) The Music Student, Music and Youth, The Musical Quarterly, The Listener, The Music Review, Monthly Musical Record, Music Magazine, The Musical Times, Music Bulletin, Royal College of Music Magazine, Radio Times, Daily Telegraph, Observer", and "The Christian Science Monitor". She ended her association with "The Christian Science Monitor" in 1933. In addition to her essays, articles and criticism, Marion Scott wrote programme notes for the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Haydn Orchestra and for the Royal Philharmonic Society, delivered papers to the Musical Association (now the Royal Musical Association), produced broadcasts for "Music Magazine", and wrote entries for "Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey

neg: Ignatius de Orellana he was musical director of Harold Fraser-Simson's music in "Toad of Toad Hall", produced in 1929, and he wrote the overture to Noël Coward's 1929 operetta "Bitter Sweet". He died in 1931 in London. The composer Eric Coates, who in his early career played in London theatres, wrote that Orellana had "a remarkable sense of the theatre, and being a sound musician his arrangements were always delicately finished and in good taste. It was fascinating to get hold of a vocal score of one of the popular musical comedies of the day and run through the music on the piano,

neg: Seder-Masochism opponents and yields a hilarious result. Greek animator Vassilis Kroustallis said that Paley's second film "is another bold attempt... to associate the catastrophe that religion may bring with the male ego." He wrote that the musical choreography is good but the editing suffers from the juxtaposition of different scenes. "Variety" wrote that the film was "delightfully impudent" and inventive, despite being "episodic and uneven" in its presentation as a series of short scenes. In Poznań, Poland, at the ANIMATOR film festival, "Seder-Masochism" earned the Audience Award for Feature Film. Paley spent $70,000 to secure the music rights to "Sita Sings

neg: The Hands for Music Foundation The Hands for Music Foundation The Hands for Music Foundation, otherwise known as Hands for Music, is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to bring musical instruction to children and teenagers suffering from mental disabilities and mental illnesses. It is both an in-school and after school program, in which high school music teachers, as well as peer students, teach students afflicted with mental illnesses a variety of different instruments.This charity has been able to raise funds to buy instruments in over 8 high schools in Connecticut. It has been successful in providing musical education for a variety

neg: Angel (musical) Scenes Two and Three are set again in the Dixieland Boarding House. Reviewing for "The New York Times", Richard Eder wrote: Angel (musical) Angel is a Broadway musical that opened at the Minskoff Theatre in New York on May 4, 1978. It was based on Ketti Frings’ theatrical adaptation of the best-selling Thomas Wolfe novel "Look Homeward, Angel". The play (with the same title as the novel) was a 1958 Pulitzer Prize winner. The musical featured songs with lyrics by Peter Udell and music by Gary Geld - the same team who created the musicals "Shenandoah" and "Purlie". Frings and

neg: Carrie (musical) Carrie (musical) Carrie: The Musical is a musical with a book by Lawrence D. Cohen, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and music by Michael Gore. Adapted from Stephen King's novel "Carrie", it focuses on an awkward teenage girl with telekinetic powers whose lonely life is dominated by an oppressive religious fanatic mother. When she is humiliated by her classmates at the high school prom, she unleashes chaos on everyone and everything in her path. Inspired by a 1981 performance of Alban Berg's opera "Lulu" at the Metropolitan Opera House, Lawrence D. Cohen, who wrote the script for the 1976 film version

neg: Doctor Who in Australia Unearthly Child", was written by fellow Australian author Anthony Coburn. Another Australian, Bill Strutton, wrote the 1965 serial "The Web Planet". The Doctor Who theme music was written by Australian composer Ron Grainer. In the early 1980s the Australian bush band Bullamakanka adapted the theme for their track "Doctor Who Is Gonna Fix It", which paid homage to the series and its place in the ABC's early-evening weekday schedule and was released by BBC Records in November 1983. Also significant for his musical contribution to "Doctor Who" is Australian composer Dudley Simpson, who wrote the incidental music for a great

neg: Amour (musical) Amour (musical) Amour is a musical fantasy with an English book by Jeremy Sams, music by Michel Legrand, and lyrics by Didier Van Cauwelaert, who wrote the original French libretto. The musical is adapted from the 1943 short story "Le Passe-Muraille" by Marcel Aymé and set in Paris shortly after World War II. It centers on a shy, unassuming clerk who develops the ability to walk through walls, and who challenges himself to stick to his moral center and change others' lives, and his own, as a result. In 1997, Legrand, a noted film composer and jazz musician, and a

neg: Sail Away (musical) Sweeneys confide that the secret to their long marriage is that they have disliked each other so intensely, over such a long period of time, that others now find them endearing. ("The Bronxville Darby and Joan"). A song titled "The Bronxville Darby and Joan" was added for the London production. Sail Away (musical) Sail Away is a musical with a book, music and lyrics by Noël Coward. The show was the last musical for which Coward wrote both the book and music, although he wrote the music for one last "book" musical in 1963. The story centres on brash, bold

neg: Musical saw of both contemporary and popular music wrote for the musical saw. Probably the first was Dmitri Shostakovich. He included the musical saw, e.g., in the film music for "The New Babylon" (1929), in "The Nose" (1928), and in "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" (1934). Shostakovich and other composers of his time used the term "Flexaton" to mark the musical saw. "Flexaton" just means "to flex a tone"—the saw is flexed to change the pitch. Unfortunately, there exists another instrument called Flexatone, so there has been confusion for a long time. Aram Khachaturian, who knew Shostakovich's music included the musical

neg: Karl Wallinger songs using multitracked pianos and guitar, Wallinger fleshed out the material with a variety of synthesised orchestrations, synth bass and percussion instruments. Wallinger also wrote the original music for 'Don't Bang the Drum' (the opening track for "This Is the Sea"). Aware that his own musical ambitions would bring him into conflict with Scott, Wallinger opted to leave The Waterboys in late-1985 towards the end of their 'This Is the Sea' tour (he was replaced as keyboard player by Guy Chambers, his future collaborator). While working on solo material, Wallinger also worked on Sinéad O'Connor's 1987 debut album "The Lion

neg: La Strada (musical) review in "The New York Times", Clive Barnes wrote that the book was superficial and the music bland and trite. However, he praised Peters, writing "In a different show the birdlike and croaky Bernadette Peters would have become a star overnight." La Strada (musical) La Strada is a musical with lyrics and music by Lionel Bart, with additional lyrics by Martin Charnin and additional music by Elliot Lawrence. It is based on the 1954 film of the same name by Federico Fellini. Bart wrote the score in 1967 and made a demonstration recording, although the musical was not produced until

neg: Joey Gregorash in radio working as a writer of radio ads an also as a disc jockey. Also Gregorash, who had hosted music shows on Winnipeg television during his fledgling music career, from 1986 hosted "S'kiddle Bits", a noon hour children's variety television show on CKY-TV which featured in-studio and on-location musical performances and guests from around Manitoba: in 1993 "S'kiddle Bits" was replaced by the adult-oriented "Hi Noon", also hosted by Gregorash, which ran for a year. In 1984 Gregorash returned to recording with "Love Will Bring It Together" a charity single for the Children's Hospital of Winnipeg which had as

neg: Patatap had been experimenting with animations serving as visuals for music "over the last couple of years," he said in a 2014 interview. In October 2013, he got in touch with the Japanese duo Lullatone who conceived of making a musical instrument application that was based on visualizing music. As Brandel described the intentions of making "Patatap", "we [were] interested in the mixing of aural and visual senses, and wanted to bring that to a format that anyone can enjoy." In order to develop an instrument where a user with no musical abilities could create a song, Lullatone made sure all

neg: Musical expression will be of a far higher and more potent order, and they will be able to judge it on a higher plane and realise its intrinsic value." - Igor Stravinsky Musical expression Musical expression is the art of playing or singing with a personal response to the music. At a practical level, this means making appropriate use of dynamics, phrasing, timbre and articulation to bring the music to life. Composers may specify these aspects of expression to a greater or lesser extent in the notation of their musical score. The nature of musical expression has also been discussed at a

neg: Violet (musical) she takes Flick's hand and commits to a new life with him ("Bring Me to Light"). "Note: Below are the principal casts of all official major productions of the musical." Cast members of the 2014 Broadway revival began a new cast recording by PS Classics on April 7, 2014. The cast album was released on June 3. In his review in "The New York Times", Ben Brantley wrote that the musical "raised the topicality quotient...and reconfigured its source's love story to put direct emphasis on parallels between Violet and Flick, who as a black man in the southern United States

neg: My Musical My Musical "My Musical" is a musical episode of the American comedy-drama television series "Scrubs". It is the 123rd episode of the show, and was originally aired as episode 6 of season 6 on January 18, 2007. The episode follows the story of Patti Miller, (Stephanie D'Abruzzo), a patient who mysteriously starts hearing everyone's speech as singing. It was written by Debra Fordham, who also wrote most of the lyrics. The episode's music was composed by Fordham, "Scrubs" resident composer Jan Stevens, The Worthless Peons' Paul Perry, Tony Award-winning Broadway orchestrator Doug Besterman, and the "Avenue Q" writing team of

neg: Dard (1947 film) seems to have become a spent force. What else can one expect from a man who works in half-a-dozen pictures simultaneously?". He ended with, "It has neither music nor entertainment and it is terrifically boring. It is a grave risk for the exhibitor to book this picture on a minimum guarantee". The film was a big musical hit which catapulted the music director Naushad to great heights, and promoted the career of Shakeel Badayuni, who wrote the lyrics of the hit songs. "Dard" had music composed by Naushad. According to Bharatan, Naushad was accorded recognition for "Urdu-oriented classicality" in his

neg: Alan Heatherington a distinguished professional violinist. He is particularly known for bringing a microphone on stage and delivering an impromptu introduction and commentary on one or more of the pieces the orchestra is performing. The "Chicago Tribune"'s classical music critic, reporting on an Ars Viva concert, wrote that "Heatherington knows precisely what he wants and has the leadership skills to bring his musical ideas alive through a solid ensemble that includes numerous Chicago Symphony players in key positions." In 2005, Maestro Heatherington was named the Conductor of the Year by the Illinois Council of Orchestras. He was named by the "Chicago Tribune"

neg: Jon Boden Theatre from the London College of Music. He first started writing for the stage along with friend Chris T-T when still at school and he wrote his first musical whilst at sixth-form college. At Durham University he composed music for a number of plays and wrote a musical for his college. Whilst at Durham he met Ben Naylor who subsequently went on to become a theatre director and with whom Boden has worked many times since. Alongside his performing career Boden has continued to work in theatre, most notably with the RSC. When Jon Boden first met John Spiers in

neg: Alfred James Hipkins training on the pianoforte and the organ, he gained a reputation for his performances of Chopin's music. He wrote many reviews of books on musical ethnology or musical antiquity for "The Athenæum" and "The Musical Times". In 1891 he gave the Cantor lectures on "Musical instruments, their construction and capabilities" to the Royal Society of Arts. Hipkins married in October 1850 and the marriage produced a son John, who became a noted wood-engraver, and a daughter Edith, who became a highly successful portrait painter. Hipkins, Carl Engel and Thomas Taphouse created three of the outstanding antiquarian collections of musical instruments

neg: Mixed Emotions (band) Mixed Emotions (band) Mixed Emotions was a German pop music group formed in 1986 by vocalists Drafi Deutscher (9 May 1946 – 9 June 2006) and Oliver Simon (14 May 1957 – 31 July 2013). Deutscher sang, wrote/co-wrote and produced/co-produced all Mixed Emotions' songs, many of which were co-written with regular producer and musical contributor Christopher Evans Ironside. Their best known hit is probably that from their first year, the song "You Want Love (Maria, Maria)". Other well-known songs are "Bring Back (Sha Na Na)", "Sweetheart - Darlin' My Dear", "Just for You" and "I Never Give Up". After five

neg: André Messager remembered all". The leading composers of the time valued his friendship and advice. Fauré called him "familiar with everything, knowing it all, fascinated by anything new". Messager's younger colleague, the composer Reynaldo Hahn, wrote, "I do believe that no musician has ever loved music as much as André Messager did. In any case, it would be impossible to have a greater musical curiosity than he did, up to the end of his life, too." Like Fauré, Messager wrote musical criticism for "Le Figaro" and other publications in the first decades of the 20th century. Unlike Fauré, who was known for

neg: Fountain & Vine magazine, and for "Billboard Magazine", Malorie McCall wrote, "Niemetz effortless control and wide vocal range help bring a fullness accompanied by an old fashioned band." Sara Niemietz discography Fountain & Vine Fountain & Vine is the sixth independent CD release for singer, songwriter and actress Sara Niemietz. Produced by W. G. Snuffy Walden, Sara Niemietz and Keb' Mo'; "Fountain & Vine" is an EP consisting of six original songs. Niemietz describes her musical style as, "Popular music with a shadow of blues and the lilt of jazz!" All of the songs on "Fountain & Vine" are written and performed by

neg: Development of musical theatre far beyond the comparatively frivolous musicals and sentimental operettas of the decade, "Show Boat", which premiered on December 27, 1927 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, represented an even more complete integration of book and score than the Princess Theatre musicals, with dramatic themes told through the music, dialogue, setting and movement. This was accomplished by combining the lyricism of Kern's music with the skillful craft of Oscar Hammerstein II, who adapted Edna Ferber's novel and wrote lyrics for the show. One historian wrote, "Here we come to a completely new genre – the musical play as distinguished from

neg: Desmond Carter Desmond Carter Herbert Desmond Carter (15 June 1895 – 3 February 1939) was a British lyricist who worked with George and Ira Gershwin, Ivor Novello, and others, and also wrote one of the first English language versions of the notorious "suicide song", "Gloomy Sunday". He was born in Bristol. In 1924 he wrote most of the lyrics for the London musical "Primrose", for which Gershwin wrote the music, his first commission outside the US. The musical was revived in 2003, when one reviewer wrote: "...by far the most outstanding contribution to "Primrose" is the comedy lyrics of Desmond Carter, who

neg: Arunachala Kavi Arunachala Kavi Arunachala Kavi () (1711–1779) was a Tamil poet and a composer of Carnatic music. He was born in Tillaiyadi in Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu. The three Tamil composers Arunachala Kavi, Muthu Thandavar and Marimutthu Pillai are considered the Tamil Trinity, who contributed to the evolution of Carnatic music. Arunachala Kavi was fluent in Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit. He wrote "Rama Natakam", a musical drama based on the Ramayana. The music for this musical was composed by two of Arunachala Kavi's disciples, Kothandarama Iyer and Venkatarama Iyer. The songs contain many Tamil proverbs and sayings. This musical drama

neg: JAM8 part of Pritam's musical projects. The platform aims at nurturing and honing new musical talent and giving them a platform to work in mainstream Indian music. On 9 April 2016, music composer and director Pritam announced JAM8 on Twitter. He wrote: "Just announced J.A.M 8 (Just About Music) with Kaushik-Akash, who are the first artists of my "A&R" Music Production platform." Their first work in mainstream Indian music was the "1920 London" soundtrack, which released in 2016. They were one of the composers for the soundtrack of the film "Raees" in 2017. Their composition "Zaalima" was a huge hit from

neg: The Kingfield POPS! art form. The POPS sponsors school music groups so they can attend important musical events and performance opportunities outside of the school venues. The POPS also held a musical instrument drive for instruments that were purchased but no longer used that could be refurbished and loaned to students who cannot afford to purchase or rent an instrument for participation in school music programs. The Kingfield POPS! The Kingfield POPS is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization operating out of Kingfield, Maine. Throughout the year, the Kingfield POPS sponsors a number of events and programs designed to bring live music to the surrounding

neg: Piano Trio (Tchaikovsky) wrote: "... in spite of this antipathy, I am thinking of experimenting with this sort of music, which so far I have not touched. I have already written the start of a trio. Whether I shall finish it and whether it will come out successfully I do not know, but I would like very much to bring what I have begun to a successful conclusion ... I won't hide from you the great effort of will required to set down my musical ideas in this new and unusual form. But I should like to overcome all these difficulties...". He completed

neg: Amhrán na bhFiann 1910 or late in 1909", with words by Peadar Kearney, and music by his childhood friend and neighbour friend Patrick Heeney, who had collaborated on songs since 1903. Kearney assisted Heeney in setting the refrain. Seán Rogan, later of the Irish Citizen Army, may also have helped with the music, and first wrote it in musical notation. Kearney wrote much of the text in the Swiss Café at the corner of O'Connell Street and North Earl Street. The first draft of the text, handwritten on copybook paper, sold at auction in Dublin in 2006 for €760,000. After being rejected by