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| title | : | So You're the New Musical Director! : An Introduction to Conducting a Broadway Musical |
| author | : | Laster, James. |
| publisher | : | Scarecrow Press |
| isbn10 | asin | : | 0810840014 |
| print isbn13 | : | 9780810840010 |
| ebook isbn13 | : | 9780585385273 |
| language | : | English |
| subject | Musicals--Production and direction. | |
| publication date | : | 2001 |
| lcc | : | MT955.L37 2001eb |
| ddc | : | 782.1/4145 |
| subject | : | Musicals--Production and direction. |
Page i
Musical Director!
An Introduction to Conducting a
Broadway Musical
James H. Laster
Page ii
Some images in the original version of this book are not available for inclusion in the netLibrary eBook.
SCARECROW PRESS, INC.
Published in the United States of America
by Scarecrow Press, Inc.
4720 Boston Way, Lanham, Maryland 20706
www.scarecrowpress.com
4 Pleydell Gardens, Folkestone
Kent CT20 2DN, England
Copyright 2001 by James H. Laster
Photographs by Photography by Westervelt
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise,
without the prior permission of the publisher.
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Information Available
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Laster, James, 1934
So youre the new musical director! : an introduction to conducting a Broadway
musical / James H. Laster.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8108-4001-4 (paper : alk. paper)
1. MusicalsProduction and direction. I. Title.
MT955 .L37 2001
782.1'4145dc21 2001018464
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of
American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of
Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992.
Manufactured in the United States of America.
Page iii
List of Examples | v | |
Preface | vii | |
Acknowledgments | ix | |
So Youre the New Musical Director | ||
The Production Team | ||
Selecting the Work | ||
Auditions | ||
Individual Auditions | ||
Call-Backs | ||
Auditions and Call-Backs for Children | ||
Casting | ||
Chorus Books/Vocal Parts | ||
First Music Rehearsal with Cast | ||
Schedule | ||
Planning for Music Rehearsals | ||
Vocal Technique | ||
Style | ||
Blocking | ||
Some Electronic Help | ||
Dance Numbers | ||
Rehearsal Pianist | ||
Run-Through Rehearsal with Cast | ||
Stop/Go Rehearsal with Cast |
Page iv
Accompaniment of the Performance | ||
The Piano/Vocal Score | ||
String Books | ||
Reed Books | ||
Brass, Percussion, and Keyboard Books | ||
Locating Instrumentalists or The Pit Personnel | ||
Cuts in the Score | ||
The First Instrumental Rehearsal | ||
Conducting | ||
Pit Placement of Instrumentalists | ||
Vamp | ||
Holding It All Together: Transitions | ||
Underscoring | ||
Applause Segue | ||
Play-Off/Bridge | ||
Overture and Entracte | ||
Bows | ||
Exit Music | ||
That Sticky Question | ||
Tech Rehearsal | ||
Dress Rehearsal | ||
Performance | ||
Opening Night | ||
After the Last Performance | ||
Is Pit Playing Hack Work? | ||
Well... Maybe Next Time | ||
Appendix | ||
Notes | ||
Bibliography | ||
Index | ||
About the Author |
Page v
2-1 | Production Flow Charts | |
3-1 | Page from MTI Catalog Showing Cast and Orchestra Requirements for Guys and Dolls | |
4-1 | Sample Audition List | |
7-1 | Page from Script of Beach Journey | |
7-2 | Page from the Side for the Character Mary from Beach Journey | |
7-3 | Out in the Sun from Beach Journey | |
7-4 | I Love to Cry at Weddings from Sweet Charity | |
7-5 | I Love to Cry at Weddings from Sweet Charity | |
8-1 | Musical Items for Soloists and/or Chorus | |
8-2 | Sample Rehearsal Schedule | |
17-1 | Last Line Showing Inserted Measure Numbers from Sweet Charity | |
17-2 | Full Set of Parts | |
19-1 | Possible Instruments Required by Woodwind Players | |
19-2 | Double-Lined Passage of Reed I Book from Sweet Charity |
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