2-part: Any Irving Berlin duet (An Old-Fashioned Wedding, You Wonderful You, You're Just In Love, Empty Pockets) Six Months Out of Every Year from DAMN YANKEES Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind from SPRING AWAKENING Leave Me Alone from SIDE SHOW Belle from BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Doll on a Music Box/Truly Scrumptious from CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG and (I hate to say it, but who are we kidding?) It's a Small World (put the verse and chorus together -- genius!)
3-part: A Heart Full of Love from LES MISERABLES The Trio from AND THE WORLD GOES ROUND Andrew Lloyd Webber Love Trio Trio from Disney's ANIMAZEMENT "I Am So Proud If I Allowed" from THE MIKADO The I Love You Song from 25APCSB Now/Later/Soon from A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Edgar Allan Poe from SNOOPY Those You've Known from SPRING AWAKENING Book Report from YAGMCB (original version) I'm Movin' On from TEACHER'S PET Real Big News from PARADE A Shtetl iz Amerike from RAGTIME (short, but excellent example)
4 or more parts: Monster Montage from A CHORUS LINE Book Report from YAGMCB (1999 version) Act One Finale from URINETOWN On Any Sunday Morning from FOOTLOOSE Act One Finale from THE PRODUCERS One Day More from LES MISERABLES Your Work And Nothing More from JEKYLL AND HYDE Poor Child from WILD PARTY Anything that Maury Yeston writes for ensemble Anything Sondheim writes for ensemble (Pirelli's Miracle Elixir and Putting it Together often go up to 9!) And the best example ever... The Tonight Quintet from WSS
"How could she just suddenly, completely disappear into thin water?" - The Little Mermaid
speaking of the Kiss Me quartet, I was sad to see that song cut from the movie. I felt Johanna's character felt very flat without it............and as a result Johanna's part was cut from the Johanna reprise in the movie as well. (the movie was still fantastic though!!!!!)
I was thinking of that part, but I'm not certain it counts. While it's written as two vocal lines with different characters singing different phrases. While one line is being sung, the other is at rest. They never actually sound in opposition except for measure 244, and there it is only for a short moment. Do you think the "Good Morning, Oh Good Morning" qualifies at measures 253-260? I think it's another case of almost being counterpoint, but it's really too rhythmically simple and unable to standalone as a melody.
PS I'm referencing measures from the MTI PC Score.
Updated On: 1/3/08 at 01:40 AM
I'd say measures 253-260 in "Belle" definitely do count, clarkstallings.
And thanks for bringing up Dear World and Curtains, Blue-Eyed Wonder. I forgot all about Cocktail Counterpoint from La Cage and Motherhood March from Hello, Dolly (even though Herman never wrote that song).
"How could she just suddenly, completely disappear into thin water?" - The Little Mermaid
I think Now/Later/Soon should win the award for the best contrapuntal song written for the Musical Theatre Stage. It's perfect.
I think RENT's "And It's Beginning to Snow" is pretty messy and awful. I remember sitting in the audience and thinking I had no idea what was going on or what anyone was saying.
yeah there are a few in rent, will i, christmas bells, what you own, another day
<-- Gwen Stewart, SOLoist at the last show of RENT Cages or wings?
Which do you prefer?
Ask the birds.
Fear or love, baby?
Don't say the answer
Actions speak louder than words.
(Tick, Tick... BOOM!)
Shelly, Merideth, and the sheriff - Christian Charity - BATBOY Batboy and Merideth - a home for you- BATBOY Dr. Parker and Merideth - I imagine your upset- BATBOY the cast- I Sing! I SING! Rising up- the cast - SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE The end of J.C SUPERSTAR when he plays the theme of "good Caiphas" against the prologue theme the cast- Merrily we roll along - MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Moon trio - CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
"I'm an American, Damnit!!! And if it's three things I don't believe in, it's quitting and math."
I think RENT's "And It's Beginning to Snow" is pretty messy and awful. I remember sitting in the audience and thinking I had no idea what was going on or what anyone was saying.
If this is done properly, it's one of my favorites. If not, it's a total trainwreck, you're right.
The morning star always gets wonderful bright the minute before it has to go --doesn't it?