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    Songwriting 101: What makes a good lyricist?
    Kerry Auer Fergus
    • Sep 16, 2020
    • 6 min

    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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    Everything Old is New Again
    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...
    267 views
    The Unraveling of Sweeney Todd
    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...
    4,035 views
    Hey, haven't I heard that tune before?
    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...
    2,772 views
    Necessity as the Mother of Invention: "Twin Soliloquies" and "Send in the Clowns&quot
    Kerry Auer Fergus
    • Oct 10, 2017
    • 7 min

    Necessity as the Mother of Invention: "Twin Soliloquies" and "Send in the Clowns&quot

    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...
    1,363 views
    Character Study: Rapunzel
    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...
    223 views
    Character Study: Cinderella
    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...
    1,724 views
    Character Study: The Baker's Wife
    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...
    4,748 views
    Into the Woods: Wishes, Beans, and Fanfares
    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...
    4,431 views

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