Mary Stuart (Applause Books) Review

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(More customer reviews)A brilliant psychological drama.Schiller begins with presenting Mary as the epitome of passion and misguided sincerity, with Elizabeth as the epitome of rational calculation and statecraft.With superb plotting, he stages their confrontation to emphasize their common features and with elements of role reversal.The confrontation essentially purifies their original characters, heightening the contrast between passion and calculation.I don't read German but this translation contains a great deal of eloquent language and an appropriately Shakerspearean flavor.

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Many have told the tragic tale of Mary Queen of Scots - it is irresistible - but none more powerfully than Friedrich Schiller. Like Mary Stuart herself and the legends which pursued her to her death, Schiller's drama continues to captivate the modern imagination nearly two centuries later. Eric Bentley's lean, forceful rendering of the German masterpiece will command the attention of theatre audiences for years to come.

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Spring's Awakening (Applause Books) Review

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(More customer reviews)Told in simple yet compelling language this play tells the story of adolescents attempting to grow up andunderstand the adult world with all its mysteries, especially sexuality.The parents and teachers theyencounter however are too obsessed with being "respectable"citizens to be able to honestly deal with the thoughts and feelings oftheir own children. The result is tragedy for all involved.

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Spring's Awakening is a tragi-comedy of teenage sex. Its fourteen-year-old heroine, Wendla, is killed by abortion pills. The young Moritz, terrorized by the world around him, and especially by his teachers, shoots himself. The ending seems likely to be the suicide of Moritz's friend, Melchior, but in a confrontation with a mysterious stranger (the famous Masked Man) he finally manages to shed his illusions and face the consequences.

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Hansel and Gretel in Full Score Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a nice edition, easy to use and in clear, though relatively small print. At least you don't have to turn pages too often ;)
There is a new Schott edition of the same piece available, at least in their hire library, which includes bar numbers as well. There are some, if not say many, differences, and in these cases I would trust Schott. The issues are dynamics and articulation-affected rhytmical issues as well as some small details in orchestration (at the moment I can remember one place which had 2 bassoons in Dover and only 2nd bassoon in Schott).
So, if you are going to perform it, make sure which edition orchestra is using, otherwise this is a great buy.

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One of the most beloved works in the operatic repertoire, based on the favorite Grimm Brothers fairy tale, a musical spectacle loved by children as well as adults. Reprinted in full score, with German text, from an authoritative German edition.

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Why is That So Funny?: A Practical Exploration of Physical Comedy (Softcover) (Book) Review

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(More customer reviews)Why Is That So Funny?: A Practical Exploration of Physical Comedy is an amazing look at physical comedy written especially for performers, directors, students, and teachers. Topics covered include complicity, finding and declaring the game, states of tension, rhythm, comic timing, clowning, parody, satire, pastiche, caricature, burlesque, and buffoon. A thoughtful and meticulous deconstruction of the elements of humor, the better to improve one's performance or playwriting.

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This unique exploration of the principles and practice of physical comedy starts with a discussion of the various types of laughter that can be provoked by performance. It then presents graduated sequences of over a hundred games and exercises devised to demonstrate and investigate the whole range of comic possibilities open to a performer. The result is an intensely practical and thoroughly stimulating investigation of how comedy works in physical terms.

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"Swan Lake" and "The Sleeping Beauty": Suites from the Ballets in Full Score Review

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(More customer reviews)As always, Tchaikovsky's finely crafted melodies flow from the page.The binding and print are easy to read and the paper is designed to last.Watching the notes dance across the page brings to mind the twirling ballerinas and wonderful stories that underlie these two masterpieces.
The Only regret that you'll have regarding this issue is that there is not a complete score out for either of these two monuments of the ballet world.

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More than a century after the debuts of these classic ballets, audiences thrill to their captivating melodies, magnificent orchestration, and romantic atmosphere. This convenient compilation features the full scores of Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty, reprinted from authoritative editions. Instrumentation.

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