Closer Than Ever Vocal Score PVG
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (739 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0769218202 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Contrived, but fun nonetheless Veammn The score to a reveiw by the almost infamous duo of Maltby and Shire, Closer than Ever contains some memorable songs on an extremely vague topic, using "doors" as a metaphor for choices and chances one must face in life. This metaphor expounds itself into a wide array of songs on everything from a father having his first child to the history of Muzak. This review is a little more enjoyable than the trite "starting here, starting now" by the same authors. However, be advised that Maltby and Shire have the almost impressive ability to say not. D. Fair said Unfairly Neglected. I just finished performing in a run of this show at Univ of MD and I can honestly say that I'm in love with this show. Musically and lyrically, it was written with such honesty and truthfulness -- none of that flambouyent loudness and sillyness associated with other musicals, just the truth. The music and words work so well together! All of the songs are wonderful expressions of situations that can happen in anyone's life. "One of the Good Guys" and "Life Story" are examples of that fact. Also, Shire notates the notes to the words so well. . Great Music. Great Audition Material A Customer This musical is one of the best I've heard. The music is writen EXACTLY how it is played in the original cast. I HATE when the music is written with the melody line played. Let the vocalist sing it's part and the piano play it's part. Thankfully, this book is like that. There is no plot to the entire peice. Each song tells it's own story. It is great for auditions. It is modern enough for the newer musicl theatre auditions, yet some of the songs are old style for the older musical auditions. In short (yeah right) it's a great book.
(Vocal Score). Titles include: She Loves Me Not * You Wanna Be My Friend * What Am I Doin' * Back on Base * Closer Than Ever * If I Sing * Life Story * Miss Byrd * One of the Good Guys * There * Patterns * The March of Time * Fathers of Fathers, and many others.