Musicologay

Sondheim’s Company, Little Women, and more join the list of songs with classical music references in this final installment of Classical Sound on Broadway!

Bach to Beethoven: Fugal Texture in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Last 5 Years, and Hamilton. (Next up: Classical References in Broadway Lyrics)

Let’s discuss some examples of imitation classical music on Broadway! Featuring excerpts from next to normal and Fun Home.

Come listen to a few examples of (classical) musical quotation on Broadway!

What makes classical music sound like classical music, and how do musical theatre composers integrate or recreate these sounds for the broadway stage?