Musical fans, help me out!
What do you call a song in a musical that's just there to serve the libretto? Kind of an exposition song? The kind of songs which are never the break out pop hits. Is that called a "book song"? Or something else?
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DavidS - May 06, 2007 4:38:01 pm PDT #5812 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Cashmere - May 06, 2007 5:19:33 pm PDT #5813 of 10001
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aurelia - May 06, 2007 5:32:18 pm PDT #5814 of 10001
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Cass - May 06, 2007 5:37:52 pm PDT #5815 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
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DavidS - May 06, 2007 6:35:26 pm PDT #5816 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hec, "book song" works for me but I can't find anything to back that up.
Dammit, if I can't get it from the theater professional on tap...
beth b - May 06, 2007 6:57:42 pm PDT #5817 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
all I could get was expository song - and lots of complaints about them
beth b - May 06, 2007 7:05:37 pm PDT #5818 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
here is how to write a musical
I haven't finished reading through it so I don't know if it has what you are looking for ...
beth b - May 06, 2007 7:21:12 pm PDT #5819 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
and look - nothing for David, but a History of television musicals...which I link to because it talks a little about OMWF
Nilly - May 06, 2007 10:19:21 pm PDT #5820 of 10001
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Skipping and poking head to post that, according to the Buffista Calendar, today is Gloomcookie's birthday.
Happy birthday, GC! With lots of wishes for a great day and a wonderful year!
[Also, for the F2Fers - of course I'll collect the pictures links later this week and post them in "my" town! That's such a fun thing to do!]
Cass - May 06, 2007 10:25:26 pm PDT #5821 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Yay, I do so love the Nilly wrapups to the F2Fs. Sad I am not there, but pictures are good things.