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Music Theory through Musical Theatre

Putting It Together

by John Franceschina ...

Music Theory through Musical Theatre takes a new and powerful approach to music theory. Written specifically for students in music theatre programs, it offers music theory by way of musical theatre. Not a traditional music theory text, Music Theory through Musical Theatre tackles the theoretical foundations of musical theatre and musical theatre literature with an emphasis on what students will ... Read more

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Music Theory through Musical Theatre takes a new and powerful approach to music theory. Written specifically for students in music theatre programs, it offers music theory by way of musical theatre. Not a traditional music theory text, Music Theory through Musical Theatre tackles the theoretical foundations of musical theatre and musical theatre literature with an emphasis on what students will
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Vuurwerk ("Fireworks") - For Bayan Accordion Ensemble and Percussion

by John Franceschina ...

Inspired by Vincent van Gogh's 1886 painting, The Fourteenth of July Celebration, Vuurwerk ("Fireworks") was commissioned by artist and conductor, Hans Barten, in 2017 to commemorate his appointment as musical director of the Accordeonensemble Opus 2 in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands. The boldly rugged strokes of van Gogh's painting, depicting the French tricolor red, white, and blue in ... Read more

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Inspired by Vincent van Gogh's 1886 painting, The Fourteenth of July Celebration, Vuurwerk ("Fireworks") was commissioned by artist and conductor, Hans Barten, in 2017 to commemorate his appointment as musical director of the Accordeonensemble Opus 2 in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands. The boldly rugged strokes of van Gogh's painting, depicting the French tricolor red, white, and blue in
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Journey to the Center of the Earth - 3 Ballets arranged for Bayan Accordion Ensemble

by John Franceschina ...

Journey to the Center of the Earth was first performed on tour in the Netherlands by the accordion musical-theatre ensemble, Alphen Opus 2, in October 2009. The music was conducted by Sergé Latychev and the stage production was directed by Arnold Sandhaus.The ballet Pellucidar was inspired by the fourth book of the fictional "hollow earth" series, Tarzan at the Earth's Core, written by Edgar Rice ... Read more

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Journey to the Center of the Earth was first performed on tour in the Netherlands by the accordion musical-theatre ensemble, Alphen Opus 2, in October 2009. The music was conducted by Sergé Latychev and the stage production was directed by Arnold Sandhaus.The ballet Pellucidar was inspired by the fourth book of the fictional "hollow earth" series, Tarzan at the Earth's Core, written by Edgar Rice
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Houtebeen - An Oratorio for Male Chorus, Strings, Accordions, and Percussion

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The historical oratorio, Houtebeen, was commissioned in 2013 by Accordeonensemble Alphen Opus 2 and Rotterdams Jongemannenkoor De Coolsingers, both under the direction of conductor Sergé Latychev. The hour-long work was scored for male chorus, tenor soloist, accordion ensemble, string ensemble, percussion, synthesizer, and narrator and depicted the career of Cornelis Corneliszoon Jol (1597-1641) ... Read more

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The historical oratorio, Houtebeen, was commissioned in 2013 by Accordeonensemble Alphen Opus 2 and Rotterdams Jongemannenkoor De Coolsingers, both under the direction of conductor Sergé Latychev. The hour-long work was scored for male chorus, tenor soloist, accordion ensemble, string ensemble, percussion, synthesizer, and narrator and depicted the career of Cornelis Corneliszoon Jol (1597-1641)
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Kynaston - Concert Variations on a Theme by Henry Purcell for Bayan Accordion Ensemble and Percussion

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Commissioned by "Sam" Falcetti for the Springfield Accordion Orchestra in 1983, Kynaston has been performed by virtuoso accordion ensembles in concerts and competitions around the world. Inspired by the Errol Flynn-like theatre career of Edward ("Ned") Kynaston, the English Restoration leading man who triumphed in swashbuckling costume heroic dramas and romantic comedies, Kynaston traces the actor ... Read more

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Commissioned by "Sam" Falcetti for the Springfield Accordion Orchestra in 1983, Kynaston has been performed by virtuoso accordion ensembles in concerts and competitions around the world. Inspired by the Errol Flynn-like theatre career of Edward ("Ned") Kynaston, the English Restoration leading man who triumphed in swashbuckling costume heroic dramas and romantic comedies, Kynaston traces the actor
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Oroonoko - Rhapsody for Bayan Accordion Ensemble Synthesizer and Percussion

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Commissioned as a competition entry by "Sam" Falcetti for the Springfield Accordion Orchestra in 1985, Oroonoko: Rhapsody for Bayan Accordion Ensemble has been performed by virtuoso accordion ensembles in concerts and musical competitions around the world. Inspired by the 1688 novel, Oroonoko, by British author Aphra Behn, the composition evokes the narrative of the eponymous African prince who, ... Read more

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Commissioned as a competition entry by "Sam" Falcetti for the Springfield Accordion Orchestra in 1985, Oroonoko: Rhapsody for Bayan Accordion Ensemble has been performed by virtuoso accordion ensembles in concerts and musical competitions around the world. Inspired by the 1688 novel, Oroonoko, by British author Aphra Behn, the composition evokes the narrative of the eponymous African prince who,
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Requiem for Chorus, Soloists, and Accordion Ensemble

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The Requiem was composed for Accordeonensemble Opus 2 to commemorate the beatification of Italian teenager, Carlo Acutis, by Pope Francis on 10 October 2020. The conservatively tonal work intersperses the Latin text of the traditional Requiem Mass with reflections on death, musical settings of poems by Rainer Maria Rilke, Walt Whitman, Christina Rossetti, Arthur Rimbeau, and Langston Hughes, in ... Read more

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The Requiem was composed for Accordeonensemble Opus 2 to commemorate the beatification of Italian teenager, Carlo Acutis, by Pope Francis on 10 October 2020. The conservatively tonal work intersperses the Latin text of the traditional Requiem Mass with reflections on death, musical settings of poems by Rainer Maria Rilke, Walt Whitman, Christina Rossetti, Arthur Rimbeau, and Langston Hughes, in
... Read more
Leiden Suite for Accordion Ensemble

by John Franceschina ...

Composed for the accordion ensemble, Alphen Opus 1 in 2018, the Leiden Suite presents a series of musical portraits of Leiden, Netherlands, the composer's home. Designed to be easily accessible to both performers and audiences, the suite consists of five short movements, each portraying a characteristic experience of the city: Breestraat, a busy shopping district and home to the town hall dating ... Read more

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Composed for the accordion ensemble, Alphen Opus 1 in 2018, the Leiden Suite presents a series of musical portraits of Leiden, Netherlands, the composer's home. Designed to be easily accessible to both performers and audiences, the suite consists of five short movements, each portraying a characteristic experience of the city: Breestraat, a busy shopping district and home to the town hall dating
... Read more
Hermes Pan

The Man Who Danced with Fred Astaire

by John Franceschina ...

Armed with an eighth-grade education, an inexhaustible imagination, and an innate talent for dancing, Hermes Pan (1909-1990) was a boy from Tennessee who became the most prolific, popular, and memorable choreographer of the glory days of the Hollywood musical. While he may be most well-known for the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musicals which he choreographed at RKO film studios, he also created ... Read more

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Armed with an eighth-grade education, an inexhaustible imagination, and an innate talent for dancing, Hermes Pan (1909-1990) was a boy from Tennessee who became the most prolific, popular, and memorable choreographer of the glory days of the Hollywood musical. While he may be most well-known for the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musicals which he choreographed at RKO film studios, he also created
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Joppenszoon - A Cantata for Tenor and Baritone, Accordion Ensemble, and Percussion

by John Franceschina ...

Composed to celebrate the 450th anniversary ofthe liberation of Leiden on 3 October 1574 from Spain during the Eighty Years War, Joppenszoon is the musical depiction of events in the Netherlands during the summer and autumn of that year as seen through the eyes of Cornelis Joppensz, called Jappenszoon, the young boy who is credited as the first observer of the Spanish retreat, and Ghijsbert ... Read more

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Composed to celebrate the 450th anniversary ofthe liberation of Leiden on 3 October 1574 from Spain during the Eighty Years War, Joppenszoon is the musical depiction of events in the Netherlands during the summer and autumn of that year as seen through the eyes of Cornelis Joppensz, called Jappenszoon, the young boy who is credited as the first observer of the Spanish retreat, and Ghijsbert
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Ritual to Realism: Collected Lectures and Fragments of Theatre History

by John Franceschina ...

Between 1977 and 1992, the lectures and fragments collected in Ritual to Realism were prepared and delivered in a variety of theatre history courses to supplement assigned readings in dramatic literature. The lectures (and fragments thereof) have been collated into sixteen units that, presented chronologically, offer an easily-assimilated survey of Western theatre history—from the ceremonies of ... Read more

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Between 1977 and 1992, the lectures and fragments collected in Ritual to Realism were prepared and delivered in a variety of theatre history courses to supplement assigned readings in dramatic literature. The lectures (and fragments thereof) have been collated into sixteen units that, presented chronologically, offer an easily-assimilated survey of Western theatre history—from the ceremonies of
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Harry B. Smith

Dean of American Librettists

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Series series Forgotten Stars of the Musical Theatre
Harry B. Smith was the most prolific writer of librettos for the American musical theatre in history, with nearly half of his 300 works actually opening in New York City. In addition, Smith was instrumental in adapting and popularizing foreign musicals in America, significantly influencing writing and composing styles of American shows. He worked with every major composer in America between 1880 ... Read more

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Harry B. Smith was the most prolific writer of librettos for the American musical theatre in history, with nearly half of his 300 works actually opening in New York City. In addition, Smith was instrumental in adapting and popularizing foreign musicals in America, significantly influencing writing and composing styles of American shows. He worked with every major composer in America between 1880
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