Songwriting 101: What makes a good lyricist?
Here at From Score to Stage, we spend a lot of time analyzing the properties of musical scores, taking note of the various musical forms...
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Kerry Auer Fergus
- Mar 8, 2018
- 6 min
Everything Old is New Again
Pastiche. It's a word you've probably come across in your musical studies. But what makes something "pastiche" and how should it be...
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Kerry Auer Fergus
- Feb 3, 2018
- 11 min
The Unraveling of Sweeney Todd
From Score to Stage is excited to announce our new collaboration with TheoryWorks! Here at From Score to Stage, we believe that the score...
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Kerry Auer Fergus
- Oct 30, 2017
- 5 min
Hey, haven't I heard that tune before?
Dies irae, dies illa... You may not realize it, but most of you are probably already familiar with this Gregorian chant from the Mass for...
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Kerry Auer Fergus
- Oct 10, 2017
- 7 min
Necessity as the Mother of Invention: "Twin Soliloquies" and "Send in the Clowns"
Let's take a look at "Twin Soliloquies" from Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific and "Send in the Clowns" from Sondheim's A Little...
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Kerry Auer Fergus
- May 16, 2017
- 2 min
Character Study: The Witch
I've always felt that the Witch is one of the more interesting characters in Sondheim's Into the Woods. Although she is ostensibly the...
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Kerry Auer Fergus
- May 16, 2017
- 2 min
Character Study: Rapunzel
There are three major musical motives in Into the Woods: the wish, the beans, and the fanfare. All three play a significant role in the...
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Kerry Auer Fergus
- May 12, 2017
- 4 min
Character Study: Cinderella
Before we jump straight in with an analysis of Cinderella's musical language in Sondheim's Into the Woods, we need to make sure we're all...
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Kerry Auer Fergus
- May 12, 2017
- 4 min
Character Study: The Baker's Wife
The Baker’s Wife from Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods is one of the most emotionally and morally complex characters in the musical...
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Kerry Auer Fergus
- May 8, 2017
- 15 min
Into the Woods: Wishes, Beans, and Fanfares
Buckle your seatbelts, kiddos, because this is going to be a long one! Into the Woods, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and...
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